What are the most convincing arguments against legalizing any controlled substances?

Recent research has shown that legalizing marijuana reduces violence and trafficking associated with the illegal drug trade thereby reducing the power and wealth of cartels and drug gangs. On top of reducing drug related crime, legalizing marijuana has shown to be a meaningful avenue of raising tax revenue.Marijuana prohibition is also costly, too. In 2018, there were more than 663,000 marijuana-related arrests made in the United States. More than 608,000 of those arrests were for marijuana possession only. Costs range between $30,000-$35,000 per year to house an inmate.

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