Drug Legalization Since the prohibition of marijuana in 1965 there has been sparked a new heated controversy over the legalization and/or decriminalization of this and other banned substances. Many politicians and lawmakers as well as philosophers, doctors, students, etc. have weighed the facts and opinions and have come to a decision on which side of the fence to sit on. The arguments either for or against the legalization of drugs seem to stem from two …showed first 75 words of 730 total…

…showed last 75 words of 730 total…a bad things so as the consequences were not ill and no one but the user was possibly harmed. It can be seen with these examples and with further in depth study of philosophy there exist many different sides to controversial topics. Bibliography Bonevac, Daniel. Today’s Moral Issues. California: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1999. Class Notes. Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty: Annotated Text Sources and Background Criticism. Ed. David Spitz. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1975.