Legal principles and dogmas are often important facts of life. Now, lawmakers and political leaders create a unique understanding of drug abuse, addiction, or dependency which influences social policies and medical principles. Heroin is one of the most dangerous drugs as this substance affects the human brain and ruins nervous cells. The legalization of heroin is one of the controversial questions in many countries based on the discussion of medical usage and the benefits of its legal status for society. In Switzerland, the legalization of heroin should be prohibited because this drug will have a negative impact on the health of people and can lead to further popularization of the drug in society.
In order to support this argument, critics would say that heroin is one of the most dangerous drugs which lead to psychological and psychological changes in the brain. The drug legalizers’ opposition to the drug prohibitionists is so unprincipled that this drug makes the differences between the two parties illusory. Like all governments, the government in Switzerland has always had the authority to prohibit certain behaviors. However, the government has had and still has only limited power and legal rules to do so. Because the state owns no rights, the government cannot give us any rights or “legalize” any acts, whether the state is practicing a religion or using a dangerous drug. In other words, Lawmakers can enact prohibitions and can repeal prohibitions, but they cannot legislate permissions. As heroin becomes associated with illness, and its strict control with treatment, the people caught up in this situation madness-as anyone familiar with linguistics might expect–lose not only their common sense but their sense of humor as well (Hummel n.d.).
In order to refute these arguments critics would mention taxation issues and illegal black market operations which have a negative impact on the state and economy. The legalization of heroin could reduce black market operations and increase the financial income of the country obtained from taxes. But some tragic conditions can arise. In some cases, heroin is used for medical purposes and is required by medical staff (Marneffe 34). Thus, these policies can become a slippery slope for the state as they permit drug abuse and popularize heroin. These policies will have a negative impact on society and young generations. The fact that drug critics are so fond of resting their arguments on this image of abused children related to temptation shows that they are unaware of the legal and medical issues of the problem. The dangerousness of heroin justifies the medical-political relations of both drug sellers and drug users–of the former, in terms of law enforcement and in terms of drug treatment. All this requires strong relations between branches of power in the state, which costs money that must be confiscated from the people. Some other critics underline that heroin leads to sickness, especially sickness considered to be self-inflicted or supported by the consequences of drug abuse and overdose of heroin (Marneffe, p. 34). These are the main arguments against heroin legalization and free access to this drug by society.
In sum, heroin should not be legalized in Switzerland because this drug will have a negative impact on community health and can lead to the popularization of other drugs. The great benefits of heroin’s legal status are still questionable. Needless to say, the fact that heroin is for sale (legally or illegally) does mean that anyone can buy this drug and use heroin.
Works Cited
- Hummel, G.R. The Case for Legalizing Heroin. N.d.
- Marneffe, P. Against the Legalization of Heroin. Criminal Justice Ethics, 22 (2003), 34.