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Whilst there are undoubtedly arguments against legalizing particular or all recreational drugs, there are arguments to the contrary.

Whilst there are undoubtedly arguments against legalizing particular or all recreational drugs, there are arguments to the contrary.

*Crime.  Some argue that the primary immorality associated with illicit drugs is the resultant drug-related crime.  The cocaine industry is notoriously immoral, whilst a legal industry would almost certainly be far less so.

*Crime.  Some argue that the primary immorality associated with illicit drugs is the resultant drug-related crime.  The cocaine industry is notoriously immoral, whilst a legal industry would almost certainly be far less so. Celerino Castillo, a twenty-year veteran of law enforcement (including twelve years in the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]), calls the drug war a "vile and despicable presence doing irreparable harm to all of the American landscape," and insists that legalization is the only real solution to eliminating drug cartels and gangs.<ref>[http://mapinc.org/newsleap/v08/n258/a06.html Drug War Doing Irreparable Harm], Brownsville Herald, 3 March 2008.</ref>

*[[Human Rights]].  It has been suggested that it is a human right to have access to recreational drugs, and that it is immoral of the government to prevent this.  However, this argument is not without criticism.  Drug use may lead to a user negatively affecting the lives of others.

*[[Human Rights]].  It has been suggested that it is a human right to have access to recreational drugs, and that it is immoral of the government to prevent this.  However, this argument is not without criticism.  Drug use may lead to a user negatively affecting the lives of others.