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Old 07-27-2011, 09:25 PM
 
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I'll be honest with you I've never heard any tea partier ever address this issue either pro or con. So, how can you criticize them without actually knowing their position?
You obviously haven't been reading the posts on CD.
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:26 PM
 
Location: South Jordan, Utah
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So........all these drug addicts who can legally purchase drugs, where will they get the money? Do you think they have jobs and discretionary income for the purchase of drugs?
Why do you want to keep drugs unregulated?
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:27 PM
 
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You can also motivate people to commit crimes to get money to purchase these drugs that are now legalized.
My main concern is not what people will do to buy drugs because I know it is extremely easy to buy them whether they are legal or not.

I want to take away the risk premium that creates high prices for drugs so that the cartels/gangs/criminals can not make any money selling them.
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:29 PM
 
Location: it depends
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You can also motivate people to commit crimes to get money to purchase these drugs that are now legalized.
But Prohibition creates high prices for users and high profits for bad guys. Ending Prohibition would reduce prices, and probably reduce crime.
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:33 PM
 
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Why do you want to keep drugs unregulated?
You must have misunderstood my position. I want people to do jail time for drugs that are not for medicinal purposes, or drugs obtained without a doctor's prescription because they lead to crime which endangers the general public.
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:36 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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The Federal Government can save billions just by decriminalizing all drugs.

Why don't they do it?
Because your democrats will block it.
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:36 PM
 
Location: The middle of nowhere Arkansas
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You obviously haven't been reading the posts on CD.
I've read the posts on this thread. I see a great deal of posturing and complaining but nothing to indicate any of the tea parties have addressed this issue. If I've overlooked something please, feel free to point it out.
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:36 PM
 
Location: South Jordan, Utah
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You must have misunderstood my position. I want people to do jail time for drugs that are not for medicinal purposes, or drugs obtained without a doctor's prescription because they lead to crime which endangers the general public.
No I understand perfectly. You want drug cartels and gangs to be in charge of the drug trade. They don't abide by any regulations. Decriminalizing drugs would Re-Regulate drugs putting risk and liability back in the drug trade.
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:38 PM
 
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You must have misunderstood my position. I want people to do jail time for drugs that are not for medicinal purposes, or drugs obtained without a doctor's prescription because they lead to crime which endangers the general public.
Criminalization leads to high prices for drugs which gives an incentive for drug gangs to operate which endangers the general public.
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Old 07-27-2011, 09:39 PM
 
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No I understand perfectly. You want drug cartels and gangs to be in charge of the drug trade. They don't abide by any regulations. Decriminalizing drugs would Re-Regulate drugs putting risk and liability back in the drug trade.
She wants big nanny state government to decide what you put into your body.

Spoken like a true Republican.
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