Originally posted by trax1
Here Lazs I found a great artical that talks about making all drugs legal, read it.
From The ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) opposes criminal prohibition of drugs. Not only is prohibition a proven failure as a drug control strategy, but it subjects otherwise lawabiding citizens to arrest, prosecution and imprisonment for what they do in private. In trying to enforce the drug laws, the government violates the fundamental rights of privacy and personal autonomy that are guaranteed by our Constitution. The ACLU believes that unless they do harm to others, people should not be punished even if they do harm to themselves. There are better ways to control drug use, ways that will ultimately lead to a healthier, freer and less crimeridden society. -ACLU Website
Responce to this statement
Wow! What an incredibly elitist, irresponsible position. If you read further, you find that they would want to set it up under a system of regulated manufacture and distribution. If you thought the lawsuits against the tobacco industries were frivolous, can you imagine the lawsuits that would be filed on the manufacturers of heroine, or crack?
They have already been sued, and get sued all the time.
Recently manufacturers of OxyContin, an opiate like heroine, just got fanged for over $600 million bucks. There is already plenty of case law regarding legally available opiates & stimulants.
Why do you think there would be more lawsuits than there already are?
BTW the idea of controlling 'drugs' like the .gov does with alcohol, means you can't buy "crack" or "heroine", but you can buy a 6 pack of opiate tea, or stimulant beer that has quality / purity control and comes in known dosages.
I hardly think a legal 6 pack of opiate tea with the buzz of, say 2500mg Hydrocodone, would cause the end of civilization or turn everyone's daughter into a smackpotato. It would however give addicts an alternative to bashing in your skull or ripping you off.