Decriminalization Now: How Legalizing Procuring and Drugs Everywhere Is Part of Freedom

Firstly, I (and any rational human) get my individual rights from the law of identity (A is A). Now, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and any other controlled substance or narcotic ought to be legalized on the grounds that their illegality means the violation of rights. It is improper for government to function as a parent and dictate what can and cannot go into someone's body or affect a person's mind. It may be unethical to smoke crack-cocaine but government should have hands off in this matter. Also, procuring may seem like a business but it is in no way a profession. In fact, it is an immoral activity which destroys the value of sex. With that said, it's legalization ought to be promoted on the fact that there ought to be no victims in such acts. And if there are (such as fraudulent contracts), that's when and only when government intervenes.

While government may become involved in dealings such as that just described, it has no right in regulating or taxing businesses. And I never said that this is a free country. We live in a semi-free nation which has little elements of freedom and too many controls. The closest that America ever came to being completely free was the post-Civil War late 19th century. There was no DEA. No Federal Reserve. No OSHA. No SEC. No FDA. No EPA. No Social Security. No SNAP. No WIC. No (insert any immoral government agency). I say immoral because the sole role of government is to protect individual rights by instituting a military to protect from foreign invaders, a police force to eliminate domestic criminals, and law courts to settle disputes rationally among men. That's it. Any statist intervention in the market place is abominable. We don't need Mother Fed and Father State peering over our shoulders to inspect for "health and safety." That's why there's Uber, Yelp, Angie's List, and a plethora of other services which check on companies to keep them honest.

Finally, I view the Declaration of Independence as the most important political document in human history. The line about all men being equal is in relation to individual rights. Each man or woman has the capacity to carve out a life, act freely, and create happiness. May the day come that we experience the full potential inherent in the words of the Founders.

S.S.

Well, I have to disagree with you on two points. Why not each type of drug? What makes marijuana so different? All drugs ought to be legal as their current status violates individual rights to manufacture and distribute products and services and also consume and damage and even kill oneself. As long as you are not denying another person his or her rights, you ought to do whatever you like. It only comes down to if it is ethical or not but that ought to be of no concern to the government. Secondly, drugs and procuring ought not be taxed or regulated as there should only be voluntary payment for governmental services and no government intervention in the market. There ought not be a "sin" tax on such items. In a fully free society, the impetus would be to not take part in such activities as they damage the body and spirit. It's a matter of morality not legality.

But thanks for the comment. I appreciate the feedback.

Sincerely,

S.S.

This is not the country we live in today. No, sir. But this is the country in which we ought to live. Yes, the Constitution of the United States of America needed revisions. And yes, Blacks and women were discriminated against. Actually, the recognition of their rights as individuals is what brought about those amendments. Though flawed, documents such as the Constitution spell out what is possible to Americans. And what it ought to abolish is any government entity which does not live up to the principle of protecting individual rights.