Chapter 7

Should gambling, prostitution, and recreational drugs be legalized?

What are the consequences, both positive and negative, of doing so?

I think gambling, prostitution and recreational drugs should be legalized. I think they should be legalized even though I do none of those activities. I think by legalizing them the government can have better control over them and probably can have some taxes too. For example, if prostitution is legalized, the government can require them to hospital to make sure the prostitutes are healthy to reduce STD. I don't know if there will be negative consequences since people are doing those activities when they are illegal anyway. Also I am not sure if there are going to be more people participating in those activities when they are legalized. Because I used to be so eager to drink when I was underage, but once I hit 21, I started to feel drinking is not that big of deal and I just don't feel like drinking no more.