What if you were able to accomplish three times more during the course of the day than you do now? Imagine the benefits that would accompany not needing the normal amount of sleep, but still having energy throughout the day. The same daily routine that accomplishes this will also help you lose weight and stay in shape. Years ago, this energy remedy was packaged and sold over the counter in America. It was also a component of Coca-Cola when the drinks first began production in the late 1800s. But this ingredient, the derivative of a plant native to the tropics, is now considered "illegal" by the United States Government. Since cocaine was banned in America, it has now become labeled as a "drug". Cocaine should not only be legal, but it should be used by everyone on a daily basis.
             A "drug" is defined by Webster's dictionary as "a substance (other than food) that, when taken into the body, produces a change in it." Keeping this definition in mind, let us examine a commonly used drug know as caffeine. This drug, used daily by the majority of Americans, alters an individual's mood, state of mind, and productivity. Not only is caffeine a drug by definition, but it is also deadly in high doses. Despite this ingredient being classified as a drug, it remains readily available in many of our everyday foods and drinks such as coffee, soda, chocolate, tea, and many other items. Keep this drug's availability and side effects in mind.
             Many of the protests against cocaine base their claims on the fact that it is a short-lived rush that leaves the body feeling drained as soon as the effects wear off. This is true when cocaine is smoked as crack, snorted as coke, or injected into the bloodstream. When these methods are employed, the effects tend to be much more severe and shorter lived. Cocaine was first used in America by being mixed with drinks. When Coca-Cola was first in...