Legalization
Ok, seeing its the day that many ppl turn to marijuana, I'd figure Id ask your opinion. Legalization of drug(s) or not? Let play nice here ok? It'd be nice to hear some rational arguments and statements, not some emotional gook and ad-hominem bs. This is my take. Feel free to counter:
I believe all drugs ought to be legalized. I am not a user and never will be. I despise drugs, and find them quite pointless. I wont poison my body with them. However, if there is one thing I know we cannot do in a country, its control morality. We cannot, IMHO, use law to control the morals of the American people. Morality in this issue ought to be the obligation of religion, not of law, and law and religion ought to be separate. Quite frankly, I dont care if you choose to smoke. I wont. I dont like it. But I refuse to tell you how to live your life, and refuse to support a government that will.
Before someone goes on a rant, let me speak further. Legalization has its benefits, if you ask me. It would decrease the demand, first and foremost. With a decrease in demand, drug violence in Mexico would likely fall. Im not saying it will disappear, I doubt that will ever happen. But it would certainly take away much of the immense power the cartels hold. Deny it people may, but our future is irrevocably intertwined with Mexico's. If they descend into utter chaos, only trouble can be brought to bear on the American people.
Second, it keeps kids from selling to kids. Make it available through a pharmacy, and suddenly drugs dont look so cool. Regulate the hell out of it and tax it. Use the tax money to help create more rehab centers and safe houses. Think of the money you save alone from dismantling the DEA and other such agencies. Drugs in America's youth are popular because they are illegal. Legalize something, and suddenly its not that cool to smoke anymore.
Legalization could and would likely mean regulation. Im all for drug regulation. You know why? Id rather have the heroin junkie coming to the pharmacy getting an amount that wont kill him or her. Id rather see a cocaine user getting the amount that won't cause an instant OD. Will people still try it? Of course. Thats not my point. But lets look at it this way. If you can't defeat them fighting against it, why not ally and work to make it safer. We've tried for 30 plus years to fight drugs in America. Sure, there has been a decrease in drug use. But the decrease has stopped and has been for many years now. The results are micro-scale to the amount of users. So tell me, why are we controlling morality?
Remember, no need for emotions. This is just my 2 cents
Originally Posted by hughpam
Drugs legal? I honestly dont think they should make drugs legal...If anyone read the Bussines section of the latimes today there was an opinion article in witch specifies good reasons why....yes Marijuana is a cash crop and was a cash crop before the crackers made it illegal cuz they were in danger of losing there incomes and busnisses. Witch was and is lumber. Hemp should be legal. so many great things come from Hemp...getting offsubject...how bout you make ciggs illegal cause we all know there is proven death...and the tax can be raised every year and smokers will not stop buying...marijuana...f*ck you lapd chief. keep drugs illegal and yeah...bust the drugdealers...hey maybe the house nextdoor to urs is a medical marijuana garden....
9 freakin' percent?! Are you kidding me? Now I really won't buy anything in Cali.
