On some things I think it would be best to legalize. Say prostitution. Then the "girls" can get mandatory tests, they can be clean, no pimps to be afraid of. AND the government would be able to tax it and make some serious money. Also, then the manager (is that what you'd call them?) would know which prostitute was which man & where.... there wouldn't be the murder rate of prostitutes we have now. This opinion from the biggest prude on the East Coast! I think that this is one of the seedier things that would beneift from being legalized.

As for other things, such as drugs... I have NO idea what to think. I am vehemently against drugs (well, prostitution too, but... well...) but I live within a few miles of a city and I see the gang wars, the kids running drugs, the drive bys, and the mothers that are so doped up that they can't take care of their kids. Will legalizing the drugs make all of this go away? Will the doped up people suddenly decided to clean up and get jobs? Will they decide to be there for their kids, stay with the mother of their babies? The junkies will still be junkies, and the gangs will still exist because of intolerance between races in my community. Will the people who do ANYTHING to get the drugs stop just because they are legal? The crime rate might go down a bit, but not enough since people who commit the crimes do it because they don't have money... so even if it was legal, they'd still steal to pay for their legal drugs.

By the way DJFyrewolf36 - what IS you opinion here? Buy... I'm almost afraid to hit post.........