Legalization of Drugs It is clear that most of the serious problems the public associates with illegal drug use are, in reality, caused directly or indirectly by drug prohibition. Let's assume the war on drugs is given up as the misguided enterprise it is. What will happen? The day after legalization goes into effect, the streets of America will be safer. The American citizens will no longer have to worry for their safety due to the drug dealers in their community. One year after legalization, 1,600 innocent people who would otherwise have been dead at the hands of drug criminals will be alive. In many cities, half or more of arrests are for drugs or related crimes. Within days of legalizatio