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The Economic Impact of Drugs
The supply and demand of drugs are a global problem which greatly effects the United States economy. ... While the United States relies on its economic resources to fight this ongoing war, there appears to be little success. Aside from foreign economies, where most drugs originate, importing illegal substances into the United States continues to escalate at alarming rates. While the importation of drugs continues, so does the need for increased drug agents, law enforcement, special task forces, and specialized government agencies. Ironically, billions of dollars are spent fighting the war on drugs, and billions are spent producing and purchasing them. ... Additionally, while the federal and local government spends tax dollars on policing these illegal drug activities, state governments are passing legislation which in some instances legalize the production and distribution of some drugs. ...
The drug problem initiates with the manufacturing and cultivation of the drugs. ... The alliance between the cartels and farmers has been extremely successful in foreign nations due to the lack of government subsidies for individuals who have less economic resources and little to no education. ... Once the drugs are grown and treated into chemicals in cartel controlled labs, they are ready for exporting to other nations, or as we are concerned, importing to the United States. ... This is where much of the tax moneys are spent on the war on drugs. ... Custom Agents, boarder patrols, Agency of Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), other local and federal agencies, increases as the supply and demand of drugs increase. ... As the problem with drugs increases, so does the need for additional drug war dollars. Since there is a limited amount of funds to begin with, when increased funding occurs for a government program, such as the war on drugs; this means funding was taken from another program. This is where the true economic question arises. ... drug problem, dollars are sent to the state level where increased police are used to seize the drugs. This is reactive because the individuals already have the drugs. On the federal level, proactive measures are spent on “undercover operations” which will assist in penetrating the distribution rings with the ultimate purpose to indict the cartels which control the drugs. Increased law enforcement and stiff penalties should assist in limiting the importation, distribution and use of drugs on U. ... While “seizures are down 84% along the US-Mexican border”, the use of drugs and amount of drugs have increased. ... Without it, there would be little hope of importing, distributing and using drugs successfully in this country. ... This is one of the most important and questionable economic questions raised. Should drugs be legalized to better control the supply through government regulation and the dollars raised through taxing drugs be used to support the anti-drug programs? This small sample in California with Proposition 215 will allow the state to measure the effectiveness of this proposition and if there are any benefits to legalizing drugs with strict regulation. ... 215 argue that is the legalization of drugs and one cannot differentiate between the user and the purpose of legalizing it. ... Supreme Court case the true moral and economic issues will be challenged to a point surrounding the legalization of drugs that it will more than likely become an issue for legislation and the ‘Hill’ (Capital Hill).
Approximate Word count = 2624
Approximate Pages = 10.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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