The use of illicit drugs should remain illegal due to their intoxicating effects on the brain, their potential for abuse, and the harm they cause not only on the user but on society as a whole. ... The U.S. has very strict laws on the use and distribution of illicit drugs. ... By legalizing illicit drugs it would only increase the amount of crimes committed. ... Considering that illicit drugs are illegal, it is odd that they are so commonly used. ... When it comes to legalizing illicit drugs there can be no medium. ...

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The business most commonly practiced by bikers is drug trafficking. The FBI estimates the Hell's Angels take in $1 billion world wide from drug trafficking. In 1995, the east end Montreal drug trade alone was worth about five million. ... "Illicit drug use alone cost Canadian taxpayers an annual $1.37 billion at least "about $48 for each Canadian citizen- (Wilkins). ... "One of the Hells Angels' chief difficulties is laundering their illicit cash- (Wilkins). ...

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