Should America legalize drugs?

[Arkitech]

Whats your thoughts? Would this help or hinder the problem?

 

[yakko]

Nope.

 

[przero]

Nope!

 

[gopunk]

drugs can't be that bad for you since everybody does them. they're all around you, everybody you know is a closet drug user.






seriously, i don't really care either way.

 

[Arkitech]

<< drugs can't be that bad for you since everybody does them. they're all around you, everybody you know is a closet drug user.

I hate to admit it but I think you're right, somebody must be using all the drugs cominig into this country




seriously, i don't really care either way. >>

 

[prodigy]

Alcohol and caffeine are already legal.

 

[Mo0o]

just legalize them. if anyone relally wanted them, legal not legal they would get their hands on them

 

[gopunk]

Alcohol and caffeine are already legal.

don't forget nicotine.

there are a couple benefits to legalizing them.

a.) all the druggies would shut up and stop complaining. although this would be balanced out by the right wing complaining.
b.) easier access means more people get addicted, which means i look better compared to them.
edit: c.) maybe more people will od.

 

[HowardStern]

Legalize pot. Don't legalize other, currently illegal drugs.

 

[ttn1]

legalize and tax.

then at least there would be some quality control.

Use the taxes for beefed up drug rehabilitation programs and more cops to kill the people stealing to buy drugs.

Also use the money for heavy advertising on the dangers of drugs.

Honestly, the drug war in the US is a joke. Not any hope of even breaking even.

And most of it is perception anyway. Check out someone who has to have a cigarette. Uncontrollable shakes and all that. Tell me that should be legal and marijuana shouldn't.. Messed up society we live in.

Granted cocaine and heroine and a lot of others are really nasty, but we're kidding ourselves if we think making it illegal will stop idiots from using it.

Parents saying don't use drugs, and then getting drunk in front of their kids at the dinner table. What a joke.

Rant off now.

ttn1

 

[Shockwave]

Yes, legalization of drugs is the only option that will successfully control drug use. We've been fighting the "War on Drugs" for how long? Guess what? It hasnt done anything but put alot of money in peoples hands. Its boiled down to politics. If a Senator gets up and has an agenda to fight drugs, we, the mindless mass, stand behind him. Us few free thinkers, such as myself and a few others here, realize this is foolish. Why should I pay my tax dollars to the governmetn, who in turn uses it for more police force and also gives it to a foriegn country so they can also attempt to stop drug production. Yay. I pay for another countries police force, who, for the most part, are corrupt anyways! And this goes for all drugs. Did you know, they used to sell cocaine? And use it as a pain killer? And morphine as well? But now? Whats changed? The drug is the same. Peoples outlooks have changed. And why is alcohol "socially" acceptable, where as marijuana is considered taboo? And, to boot, marijuana at least has medical benefits! Alos, people like to bring up the fact the drugs kill people, so God forbid we legalize! Does anyone know how many people alcohol kills every year? A HELL of a lot more then marijuana. Granted, harder drugs DO kill people. But, at least with legalization we accomplish some of the most fundamental steps required for "safer" drug use...
1) Its now controlled, and must be of a certain grade...No more laced or impure drugs.
2) The government would make a FORTUNE off of taxes placed on drugs, rather then having to tax a fortune to support the war on drugs
3) With government control comes the ability to limit, to an extent, the hands it falls into. Yes, alcohol ends up in minors hands. But, so do drugs. With legalization, at least there may be less that gets to the children, and the quality wouldnt be suspect.

Thats my view. The only reason drugs are considered bad is because the government and the media has effectively brainwashed up into believeing this nonsense. Same with Prohibition of alcohol. It USED to be oh so bad, but now? Its a multi BILLION dollar industry. Think for yourself people, dont let the government think for you.

 

[gopunk]

shockwave -

you bring up valid points, but i don't think the logical conclusion is that drugs are not bad for you. they are, just as alcohol and tobacco are.

 

[Cyberian]

<< shockwave -

you bring up valid points, but i don't think the logical conclusion is that drugs are not bad for you. they are, just as alcohol and tobacco are. >>


Many drugs are bad for you but anyone who wants them can get them illegally. Or legally, in the case of alcohol, caffeine and nicotine.

 

[bigdog1218]

i don't think making drugs legal would really make a difference in the amount of drug use, anybody that wants to do drugs can get their hands on them, and the majority of people who choose not to do drugs are more worried about health issues than whether its legal or not,

 

[Arkitech]

These are the kind of responses I was looking for. Thoughts from individuals who are'nt brainwashed by what the goverment wants you to believe.


Personally I don't do drugs of any kind but it seems to me the only way to eradicate the dealers and some of the prostitution and police corruption is to legalize drugs. If you think about it it's silly that it already has'nt happened yet. Nicotine and alcohol has more severe effects on the body than marijuana but yet you can obtian those drugs in almost any supermarket or cornerstore.

 

[Nutdotnet]

I like what ttn1 said.

Legalize them and tax the piss out of em.

 

[TheRouterNinja]

weed and e....helps when you dev.

 

[HombrePequeno]

I think we should legalize them and tax the hell out of them.

 

[rubix]

yes everything (all drugs) should be legalized and age limits for cigarrettes and alcohol should be lowered also. i don't do any of it and if others want to possibly kill themselves, it's fine by me.