Nowadays, governments often make many addictive substances illegal because they can harm the health of those who drink them, but tobacco and alcohol can also be dangerous and are legal, should these drugs be illegal?
The government should outlaw these substances, because they are still drugs that affect the body, and this leads to illness, but it would be of no use to outlaw these drugs because they would continue to be consumed, since the consumption and addiction of these substances are not resolved by prohibiting it. Some countries have already tried such as the United States with alcohol and it did not work. Another example would be Spain, people are prohibited from selling alcohol or tobacco to minors and still sell them. The solution is not to outlaw them, the solution would be in public health and education policies.
On the other hand, the only reason why governments don't ban these substances is that they earn more and more money with taxes on tobacco and alcohol. If it were illegal, it would also affect many companies in the tobacco and tobacco sector, and alcohol companies, bars or discos.
In conclusion, illegalizing these substances would be of no use, since they would still be consumed (in less quantity but would continue to be consumed, such as marijuana) and on top of that would make the government not have so much money, leading to a crisis.
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