What would happen if drugs were legalised?
What do I think would happen? I expect you to think that I might say something like “oh my god it would be awesome! The best thing that could ever happen” or maybe “it would be terrible, just think of the children, can anybody please think of the children”
Well I am not going to say anything like that because I believe that if somehow drugs were legalised not much would change, well maybe the hoodies who hide in alleys selling drugs will turn in to a boots or solider might grab a sandwich rather than a gun. Maybe there might be a few more addicts about, but it will relativity be the same because after a while it will be like the equivalent of beer loads of people take it and loads of people have a good time over taking would happen but no one would care. it will be a common thing that you can get anywhere like a bar, tescos, your dads secret fridge, McDonalds, it will be big at first sure but it will die down and know one would care.
The prices would go up because there’s a bigger demand and mothers will tell there little kids not to take it, (which will lead them on to taking it).Then after a while when drugs are a thing of the past.
England will ban a another thing and people will be doing that because it’s illegal and it’s good for you e.g. watching cricket, walking on the grass were the sign says “no walking on the grass”, or maybe reading books. Because the government doesn’t like to admit they take drugs, even though they clearly do
So what do I think would happen if drugs were legalised, well you can’t really tell, maybe riots would take place and mass killing would occur, maybe everyone becomes nicer and world piece would finally take place, who knows maybe McDonalds might bring out a new happy meal for adults. It’s all hit and miss with it but what I say keep everything the same so far it’s going ok if it did legalise it would be one thing off the police and our chests one more thing less to worry about in the world and maybe just maybe it could have its benefits for incidence instead of your angry boss firing you maybe give you a raise or a pony who know or maybe instead of Rooney missing that goal he got it in the top right corner. it could have downsides maybe the world's food resources might go down thanks to munchies or maybe drug makers would be mass produced and will become big government company’s that pollute the air. It will have its bad sides and its good sides we won’t know until it happens. And it will, after the 2012 Olympics of course.
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