What Are Some Pros and Cons of Legalizing Drugs?

Question by GoodbyeSunday: What are some Pros and Cons of Legalizing Drugs?
Yeah, its pretty simple, and I kinda need some help for my history project, so please help me. Why would it benefit to legalize drugs? Why not? and some examples of countries that already legalized drugs?

Best answer:

Answer by Phuc Eu
Pro: libs will be too stoned to vote

Con: libs will demand free drugs because of their incapacitating habits.

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