<P> The War on Drugs is a commonly cited example of prosecution of victimless crime . The reasoning behind this is that drug use does not directly harm other people . It is argued that the criminalization of drugs leads to highly inflated prices for drugs . For example, Bedau and Schur found in 1974 that "In England the pharmacy cost of heroin (was) 0.06 cents per grain . In the United States street price (was) $30 - 90 per grain ." This inflation in price is believed to drive addicts to commit crimes such as theft and robbery, which are thought to be inherently damaging to society, in order to be able to purchase the drugs on which they are dependent . </P> <P> In addition to the creation of a black market for drugs, the War on Drugs is argued by proponents of legalization to reduce the workforce by damaging the ability of those convicted to find work . It is reasoned that this reduction of the workforce is ultimately harmful to an economy reliant on labor . The number of drug arrests increases every year . In a poll taken by the Bureau of Justice Statistics between 1980 and 2009, "(over a) 30 - year period...(arrest) rates for drug possession or use doubled for whites and tripled for blacks ." </P> <P> Many activities that were once considered crimes are no longer illegal in some countries, at least in part because of their status as victimless crimes . </P> <P> Two large categories of victimless crimes are sexual pleasure and recreational drug use (drug pleasure). On the first, </P>

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