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Think of all the changes that have happened over the past fifty years. When I talk about changes, I mean there was a day when a woman couldn’t vote. There was a day a black man couldn’t sit on the same side of a restaurant as a white man. For the most part change is important, but maybe not in every instance. For example, there are some people who want to change the law on drugs. They want drugs to be legalized. Drugs should never be legalized. There are three main reasons why I feel this way: The first, drugs are bad for you. The second, there will be more addicts. The third, there will be more violence. The first point I’d like to make on why drugs should not be legalized is a very simple one: Drugs are bad for you. If they weren’t bad for you they wouldn’t be illegal. I personally know all about drugs, as I’m a recovering addict. Sure it all starts out as fun. People go out with their friends smoke some weed. Everyone knows weed won’t hurt you. It’s not addictive. That’s why I went from smoking a couple of joints a week to smoking a couple of joints before breakfast. Marijuana is the gateway drug: it alters your moo