The_Economic_Implications_Of_The_War_On_Drugs

The Economic Implications Of The War On Drugs Here in lies a detailed analysis of the longest ongoing war in the history of the United States, the War On Drugs. This paper will demonstrate that there is no right or wrong way to approach the problem of drug use in this country but that there are better alternatives then the current policies. This will be demonstrated through an in-depth look at the history of prohibition of drugs and alcohol in the U.S., analysis of the social costs of the current underground economy, pros and cons to the legalization of drugs and a detailed analysis of the benefits to our nations economy if some drugs do become legal. The United States of America’s war on drugs today is very similar to America’s Prohibition of Alcohol in the 1920's. These two major issues of their time may not seem like they can be logically compared, but statistics for usage and a correlating rise in crime for both eras show a strong relationship. There is also a tendency for an outright defiance of the laws and lawmakers of the United States government in both cases. Most people today think that the prohibition of the 1920’s and the current war drugs, increase, drug, because, aggregate, supply, costs, marijuana, legalization, labor, increased, economy, birth, tax, people, new, consumption, children, capital, billion, government, demand, taxes, social, legalizing, exports, economic, decrease, benefits, rates, net, much, legal, illegal, foster, defects