Raves are a special kinds of parties where people dance and socialize. At these parties there are a wide range of people who have a distinct style of clothing and life style. Because there are usually drugs and alcohol at raves, they remain illegal in most places. Due to the secluded locations and the underground nature of these parties, they are not usually raided up by the police. Although raves are relatively safe places to …showed first 75 words of 1762 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1762 total…certain that they will stay illegal in the US for many years to come. In contrast, the political leaders of Amsterdam, who have solved some of the problems of the past by legalizing marijuana and prostitution, have been considering introducing legislation that would provide a system of supervised ecstasy sale. This would be one step towards the legalization of raves, but they would still probably remain illegal, however, because of the presence of other drugs.