Exam 17: Drugs, Guns, and Personal Liberty

Of the 1.5 million Americans arrested for violating drug laws in 2016, what percentage were arrested for selling or producing drugs?

Some supporters of decriminalization reject utilitarian standards for evaluating drug law and policy because

Consider this argument: "Drugs are addictive and addiction is a disease where the addict can no longer make free choices. Addicts are slaves to the drug and will commit any number of crimes to support their addictions. We should prohibit drug use to prevent this corruption of society." This view draws support from

A natural law theorist would necessarily support all recreational drug use.

Within the context of drug legalization, some critics of legal moralism argue that, if legal moralism were applied in different contexts, other practices, like cheating at golf, plagiarizing, and lying to a spouse, would also have to be illegal. How is this intended as an objection to legal moralism?

Allowing people to use drugs without being liable to criminal prosecution and punishment is referred to as legalization.

A general definition of the term ________ is a nonfood chemical substance that can affect the functions or makeup of the body.

An argument based on the paternalism principle would claim that drugs should remain illegal because

________ is making the use (and possession) of drugs a punishable offense, through the use of either fines or prison.

________ is the doctrine that the government is justified in curbing people's freedom in order to force them to obey moral rules.

According to the great utilitarian John Stuart Mill, the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to

Those who advocate for harm reduction within the context of drug laws argue that the current policies of punishing people for drug offenses actually do more harm than good. Their recommendations would therefore focus on trying to

One reason to support a harm-reduction drug policy is that criminalization of drugs has disproportionately affected minorities.

The rate of gun ownership in the United States is among the highest rates in the world.

Making the production and sale of drugs no longer a punishable crime is called ________.

Multivitamins are considered a drug, as defined by doctors, nurses, and medical researchers.

In 2016, ________ of respondents said they favored the legalization of marijuana.

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution explicitly states:

Recreational drug use likely violates Kant's categorical imperative, because using drugs

Drug addiction is defined as an intense craving for the drug and compulsive, uncontrolled use of the drug despite harm done to the user or other people.