How to stop the Illegal Drug Trade.

We see the druggies as hopeless derelicts but they see visions as Children of God.

 THE RIC SOLUTION.

Drug addiction is a serious problem for society, in monetary, health care, and crime prevention fields..

Possible solutions:

 (1) Government would give access to any addicted individual of any addictive or harmful drug at minimum cost..

 (2) Supplying any addictive or harmful drug  to someone else, (unless authorized to do so) to be illegal with a 10 year minimum sentence. Second conviction for same offence, life imprisonment.

 (3) A substantial reward to be given to anyone,( addict or otherwise) who causes the conviction of anyone supplying an addictive drug or substance to anyone  else.

RESULTS:

               (a) The costly war on drugs would soon be won. Then Society could recover from this  insidious cancer.

               (b) Drug dealers would have little profit from supplying drugs. They would have a great incentive to desist, because of high penalties.

               (c) Drug crimes and those crimes relating to the acquisition of funds for drug payment, would diminish, as would policing, health-care, and legal  costs.

               (d) Fewer new drug addictions would occur.

               (e) Fewer jails would be needed.

                 (f) More funds would be available for education against drug addiction.

                  (g) Taxes could be lowered.

More hospital beds would be free and folks like me would not have to worry so much about break-ins, home invasions, being accosted by aids infected prostitutes or just taking a stroll at night without being mugged.

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Those who would resist this  solution:

 (1) Drug dealers, suppliers and manufacturers of  the presently illegal drug trade. 

 (2) Many law enforcement officers, lawyers, court officers, prison administration personnel,  possibly some judges and health workers who would no longer be needed in great numbers and whose jobs and income might fall.

and yes, morticians and grave diggers might have less work.