1. The Libertarian Party insists that individuals should decide for themselves whether or not to use drugs. Dan Quayle believes that drug prohibition is vital to the moral message that drug abuse is wrong.Which view do you agree with? Does Quayle’s assertion that legalizing drugs would increase drug use among minors affect your opinion? How might the Libertarian Party respond to the claim that drug prohibition is necessary for children’s sake?
2. One of the main arguments against legalizing drugs is that legalization would lead to a huge increase in drug abuse. How does Joshua Wolf Shenk refute this claim? Is his argument convincing? Compare his comments about the dangers of cocaine and heroin with Jill Jonnes’s.Whose are most persuasive?
3. Both Jill Jonnes and Joshua Wolf Shenk use America’s experience with alcohol to predict the effects that legalizing...