An Endless Struggle

Everyone in this country knows that illicit drugs are banned and outlawed. Simple possession of illicit drugs such as: Opiates, Stimulants, Hallucinogens, and even prescription drugs without a prescription carry heavy consequences with severe penalties that can ruin your life. A vast majority of convicted felons are serving years of incarceration for possession of drugs and have know history of committing violent crimes. These crimes that these so called "criminals" commit ed had no effect on another person's life. People should have free will to choose how to live their life and the government should have no involvement. The traditional Constitution of the United States says the government shall make no law preventing a person from having such freedoms. Now ask yourself why are these rights to choose as responsible citizens stripped away from our control. The reason is because of the Harrison Act, The government and Harrison knew banning the drugs was unconstitutional so they taxed and regulated production. In the future the government eventually outlawed all narcotics, mainly opiates and cocaine, because the people allowed them to pass the Harrison Act. The is the first time where the government had made a law that was very radical and technically unconstitutional. This law paved the road for the government to control our freedoms and legislate Health and Safety Penal Codes that are basically written instructions on how people have to live. Regardless of a person's beliefs remember that if we truly desire a free country we have to stand up and demand freedom from our government. Our government can no longer demand we abide by a law that is unconstitutional and destroy other countries culture in a quest to have a drug free America, a quest that will last for an eternity.