Author Topic: Should drugs be legalized in the USA ? (Read 2381 times)

Animal · « **Reply #15 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:13:19 PM »

By making some drugs illegal, the .gov is only making the bad guys more powerful.

But it will stay that way, because some of those bad guys are in politics.

Eagler · « **Reply #16 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:16:21 PM »

is there anyone who is not a druggie who would like to see this happen ?

anyone who has not fried out a portion of their brain who sees a benefit to legalize anymore drugs ?

don't you think the country is spaced out enough already ?

Curval · « **Reply #17 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:21:34 PM »

Apparently the British cops

midnight Target · « **Reply #18 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:22:49 PM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
is there anyone who is not a druggie who would like to see this happen ?

anyone who has not fried out a portion of their brain who sees a benefit to legalize anymore drugs ?

don't you think the country is spaced out enough already ?

I'm not a druggy. I think drugs are BAD! And I think we waste a lot of resources fighting this crime.

SOB · « **Reply #19 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:29:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
is there anyone who is not a druggie who would like to see this happen ?

anyone who has not fried out a portion of their brain who sees a benefit to legalize anymore drugs ?

don't you think the country is spaced out enough already ?

I've smoked pot two or three times, drink on occasion, and have never touched a cigarette to my lips. I do, however, intake more than my fair share of caffine, but only because I can't get caffine free Dr Pepper around here.

People who want to abuse drugs are going to abuse drugs. There's nothing you or I or the government can do about it. The best they can (and do) manage is to arrest and incarcerate some of the offenders. When they are out, if they wanna use, they're gonna use. Make them legal, treat them like alcohol in regards to sale and consumption, and tax them nicely. End the loosing war on drugs, and put a fraction of the money from that failing war into rehabilitation programs for those interested in cleaning up their act.

Rude · « **Reply #20 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:30:06 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
I'm not a druggy. I think drugs are BAD! And I think we waste a lot of resources fighting this crime.

You're right MT....it's too hard to do what's right...let's give up.

midnight Target · « **Reply #21 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:35:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Rude
You're right MT....it's too hard to do what's right...let's give up.

What's right?

Teach your kids... that's what's right.
Lead by example... that's what's right.

By your logic, cigarettes should be illegal. Alcohol should be illegal. Caffien should be illegal. Or have we just given up?

Rude · « **Reply #22 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:51:03 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
What's right?

Teach your kids... that's what's right.
Lead by example... that's what's right.

By your logic, cigarettes should be illegal. Alcohol should be illegal. Caffien should be illegal. Or have we just given up?

I thought you could differentiate between accepted social vices and the subject of this thread...legalization(meaning that they are currently illegal)of drugs.

I do teach my children...I do lead by example(except for the Winstons). What you said is correct, however, what does it have to do with fighting those who smuggle thousands of pounds of illegal drugs into our country and then distribute them to children and adults?

Ya wanna give up and legalize the stuff because it cost too much money? What's it cost to treat the social problems connected with drug use? What cost do you place on a human beings life?

SunKing · « **Reply #23 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:52:49 PM »

Yes... we need serious population control. Make money for the Gov at the sametime.

Sandman · « **Reply #24 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:56:34 PM »

I'm against all consensual crimes...

Drugs
Prostitution
Gambling
Ticket Scalping

These should all be legal.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #25 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:56:57 PM »

Rude,
how 'bout if they made your drug of choice illegle (the Winstons) would you be for that? is it just to expensive to fight? wait, it's awful damed expensive (healthcare wise) as it is now. why not? it makes as much sense as the others being illegal, and actually considering the addictiveness of cigerettes compared to much less addictive drugs (like heroin for instance), and it's complete lack of any theraputic benifits (like the many known benifits for marijuana), it makes more sense than some of the drugs on our illegal list

boxboy28 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 12, 2003, 03:57:52 PM »

IN my vote is yes! an i want all of them.!:D

Rude · « **Reply #27 on:** September 12, 2003, 04:07:32 PM »

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Originally posted by capt. apathy
Rude,
how 'bout if they made your drug of choice illegle (the Winstons) would you be for that? is it just to expensive to fight? wait, it's awful damed expensive (healthcare wise) as it is now. why not? it makes as much sense as the others being illegal, and actually considering the addictiveness of cigerettes compared to much less addictive drugs (like heroin for instance), and it's complete lack of any theraputic benifits (like the many known benifits for marijuana), it makes more sense than some of the drugs on our illegal list

I understand what your saying...cept smokes, alcohol, caffeine are not illegal.

The thread was about legalizing illegal drugs. Stay on topic pls.

Regarding my Winstons, you bet your rear I wish they had been illegal when I started smoking...I wouldn't have started...I haven't seemed to have to self control to quit on my own yet.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #28 on:** September 12, 2003, 04:16:02 PM »

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I understand what your saying...cept smokes, alcohol, caffeine are not illegal.

the thing is you can't really have a honest discussion on why some drugs should be legal (and why others are not) if you bring into the argument wether or not the drugs are illegal in the first place, in a discussion on the validity of making a drug legal or not, is just not relivant. saying "it should be illegal because it's illegal, and others shouldn't be illegal because they are legal now" is just childish and illogical.

your argument seems to be that some drugs should be illegal (those that are illegal now), yet you don't want to talk about why they should be on the list and your drug of choice shouldn't. it's a relivant question.

if your contention is that we should have certain drugs classified as illegal, the obvious next question is which ones should be on this list and why?

icemaw · « **Reply #29 on:** September 12, 2003, 04:28:56 PM »

Legalize them. Tax them. Set age limits. Set intoxication limits for driving etc etc etc. Just like booze. You have a better chance of getting rid of cigs then you do drugs.

Rude you can quit all you have to do is want to. I know I quit. I tried many many many times. Only to start again. Finally I wanted to and guess what I did.