Legalising Drugs | HTX Engelsk A | Marts 2013

This study guide will help you focus on the topic of legalising drugs. We will show you examples from four texts that cover the topic and focus on the most significant elements that will be relevant for a discussion about legalising drugs. In these notes, we will focus on outlines, the pros and cons of legalising drugs, and the prospect of a world in the future in which all drugs have been fully legalised.

Exam question

This study guide is based on the written exam in English A on HTX from March 2013:

Write an essay, report from the future, contribution to a debate, or a news article in which you discuss the topic of legalising drugs using the four sources:

I: War on drugs a trillion-dollar failure

II: Drugs and the Adolescent Brain: A Conversation with Nora Volkow, M.D. Part 1

III: David Cameron - Legalising Marijuana

IV: 100 years of the war on drugs

Presentation of the topic

In the majority of the world’s countries, the act of selling, buying and consuming drugs is illegal. Exceptions include some countries (like the Netherlands) or US states that allow for the consumption of marijuana, either for recreational or medical purposes. Because the war on drugs (particularly in the US) has been so costly and ineffective, there are more and more voices that suggest legalising some or all drugs might be a better approach. Those against legalising drugs believe that this measure will only create more drug addicts. Those who are for legalising drugs claim that if they are legal the government will be able to regulate the drugs market and to help addicts to manage their addiction safely and to receive the help they need.

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