Would illicit drugs lose some of there appeal if they were legal?

Answer 1

alcohol didn't

Answer 2

Probably not in the short term. However, most of the societal problems associated with illicit drugs are brought on because people are dealing with the black market. Ways were found to make drugs more potent in smaller, easier to conceal forms. Prior to legislating drugs, there was no drug problem even though Coca-Cola had cocaine in it and morphiates were readily available at any pharmacy. I believe in the long term, without the mystique and dealer pressure, student-aged people simply would not use them except the people that are already destined to be a waste. The end result would be a small but manageable drug problem similar to alcohol and government would find something else to waste our money on.

Answer 3

They would be less appealing to people who use them mainly to impress others with their rejection of the law's demand. But that's surely a small portion of users.
But another possibility is that if they were legal, users could be guided away from drugs that aren't helping them to others that would. Much illegal drug use is by people self-medicating because they have problems. Those people would no longer be under the threat of imprisonment and discrimination for the rest of their lives, so they'd be in much better shape to respond to appropriate treatment. That group is so large that decriminalizing illegal drugs really might reduce usage significantly. We'll never know unlessl politicians with sufficient courage fight off the political use of anti-drug laws to fatten the world's largest system of imprisonment and other punishment for victimless crimes.
I'm not holding my breath.

Answer 4

ABSOLUTELY NOT! Not in the initial stage anyway. Maybe after several years of being legal, then its appeal will eventually wane.

Look back to what happened right after Prohibition - man, as soon as the ban was lifted, everyone was drinking like crazy - all the clandestine drinkers who can now do it openly plus all those who complied with the ban (& therefore now very thirsty) plus all those who were just plain curious as to what the hoopla was all about.

Same difference with drugs.

Answer 5

Yes. The trouble with illicit drugs is that the government has no way to regulate them so that is why they are illegal. If the government could find a way to regulate them and tax them and charge for them then it would no longer be as readily available or as much fun.

Answer 6

No one would sell the directly to junior high and high school students. It would take a lot of the money incentive out of selling. Hopefully less kids would be introduced to drug use at a young age.

Answer 7

I think so. Not a hugely signifcant amount though. But if they were legalized there would at least be standards, thus making them safer or rather less unsafe.

Answer 8

Yes, I think so. Sure they would still be addictive and still allow users to get 'high' but i think that less people would try them, if they were legallised they would lose their appeal to many people.

Answer 9

Absolutely, especially if aided by aggressive campaiigns like anti-smoking. Just look how many Americans are non-smokers or have quit.

Answer 10

Just a little but some thrill seekers will make the worst decisions they possibly can.

Answer 11

probably somewhat yes....its just like when we were kids and we liked to go out drinking and smoking and we thought it was awesome...and then we turned 21 and it was legal and it wasn't that big of a deal anymore.