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ADJ/215 Week 8 Assignment - Morality & Law

Examination of the relationship between morality and legal principles.

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    Running head: WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT - MORALITY & LAW 1 Week 8 Assignment - Morality & Law ADJ/215 Week 8 Assignment - Morality & Law 1. Under what circumstances, if any, might the legalization or decriminalization of drugs be beneficial to society? a. There are individuals who think that if drugs were legalized then they would not be as harmful to our society. They say this because the way that drugs are illegal right now, those who sell the drugs can charge whatever they want for the drugs. With this being the case, an addict will overlook the truly important things to be paid for (i.e. food, rent, clothes, or any other essential item to basic human needs) and spend as much money as they can in order to get their next high. When they do this, they not only hurting themselves by destroying their bodies, but they are also hurting the ones that they love. b. When drugs are illegal, the price of the drugs can grow to outrageous numbers if the demand is high enough and as such, an addict will do whatever they can in order to get their next high and that includes committing crimes such as theft, robbery, or burglary, just to name a few. If drugs were legalized, I think that there would be much cheaper than they are now and states could regulate the drugs themselves and make much needed money to help balance the state’s budget, but should drugs be legalized, I think that more people would be addicts due to the

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    WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT - MORALITY & LAW 2 cheaper prices. The cheaper something is, the more someone will buy and if they buy in large quantities, they will consume them in large quantities as well. c. Reference: http://www.druglibrary.org/special/goode/bpr6.htm 2. Do you consider alcohol a drug? Should greater control be placed on the sale of alcohol? a. This is an interesting question. Personally I do in fact think that alcohol is a drug, but I know many, many people who would wholeheartedly disagree with me on this topic. I believe alcohol is a drug because alcohol has an age restriction and when consumed regularly, individuals can become addicted and when they become addicted to alcohol, they will do whatever they can in order to get their next buzz just as a pill addict will do for their next high. Alcohol is extremely dangerous because people can see it as just another beverage and will consume drink after drink and when they get drunk, they can make some life altering decisions not only for themselves, but for others as well. b. For people that do not think that alcohol is a drug, I will point them toward the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , who has in fact classified alcohol as a drug. I will be honest and say that I have indulged in a few beverages from time to time, but unlike others, I know my limit and can stop after a drink or two. It is those individuals who do not have that self control that are more likely to become addicted, or binge drink. With alcohol being so readily available and how about 40 percent of violent crimes in our country linked to alcohol abuse in some way, I think that the FDA should have even stronger restrictions on alcohol.

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