Thank you for your reply, JasonAs someone who is interested in this, here’s a few points I would consider.
1) Drugs are already illegal. To what extent is your idea ‘introducing a new law’.
2) Legislative prohibition has never worked. From Alcohol in 1920s America, to governments literally murdering drug users/dealers, when demand for narcotics exists, it’s very difficult for policy makers to reduce consumption rates. Furthermore, how would legislation serve to make drugs harder to obtain? Given the inherent legal status of drugs, the entire supply chain is operated by criminal enterprises who, obviously, have no regard for the law. What’s would an addition to preexisting legislation actually do about that? Even more so in a western country where certain personal liberties cannot be infringed upon - if this is the jurisdiction you wish for this new law to be implemented in.
3) Worth considering wether more legislation would be counter-intuitive. Drugs in the black market aren’t subject to quality control, resulting in more dangerous product being available (either incredible potent or cut with types of poison) - unlike the legal alternative where drugs would be regulated and “safer”. Also, in some countries where have relaxed the war on drugs (e.g Portugal) and treated drug addiction as an illness rather than a criminal act, consumption rates have decreased. Also takes away a lucrative trade from the hands of criminal organisations. This could certainly be a point raised by an interviewer!
Don’t be afraid to go with controversial though. If it’s something you believe strongly about, and you feel you have an air tight argument then go with it!
Edit- Thought this was under the post regarding the question “introduce a new law”. Some of my points still stand though haha
I agree with your points and just to make it clear I want to focus on the legalisation of the drugs and not make it illegal. If drugs are legalised people who want to try drugs like MDMA for recreation purposes would be able to obtain from trusted markets rather than the black market from where it is risky to buy.
Furthermore, regulations will put restrictions on the amount of drugs that a person is allowed to buy at once, age restrictions and intoxicated will be denied the purchase.
Also, I found your points really helpful and I will aim to back my answer with the example of Portugal.