Of drug legalization Analysis.docVIP

Of drug legalization Analysis [Keywords:] demand, the supply curve, curve flexibility, I. Introduction In today’s world, drugs have become a “global” issue, a human society, “malignant”, almost all countries are spared. Drugs to a large number of people lose their ability to work, into the community the burden of support, greatly reduces labor productivity, undermining the development of social productive forces. It is because of drug impact on the people and the cause of social problems caused by people on drugs should be legalized if the discussions. the so-called drug “ legalization “is essentially a claim to non-medical and scientific purposes of the drug as a legal product, through legitimate business and trade, reduce drug violence, reduce drug costs and achieve decriminalization of drug abuse, thus trying to reduce the social harm of drugs, the drug hopes in the self-restraint and public awareness on the. Second, the illegal drugs under the conditions of supply and demand curves Since the drug specificity of this commodity, as long as consumers are starting to consumption of drugs it is difficult to stop, so the price elasticity of demand for drugs is very small, almost zero. So no matter how the price changes, the demand for drugs is rigid. Since the drug is industry profits, but at the same risks are also high, so the cost depends on the risk of drug supply and then the price also depends on the risks of drugs. In general, the supply of drugs is relatively stable, so the supply curve is very steep and sloping to the right . in the market supply and demand together determine the market equilibrium price of the drug under the conditions of the illegal supply of relatively small so as to determine a higher equilibrium price. high price of drugs has led to drug addicts must be robbery, prostitution and other criminal activities to maintain drug use behavior, and huge profits of drug trafficking and to attract more people to engage in drug dealing an