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I think the State has an obligation to speak out against harm. Weed is harmful. Ergo, no, I don't support it.
Same with alcohol. It shouldn't be legal or illegal. The State should say "Drugs are bad...but do what you want."
It shouldn't be a State issue...to lock people up for.
And now, the real story begins.
All those sentenced to marijuana related crimes in the two states that have legalized it...what's their fate? Jailed for something people on the outside can now do?
The war on drugs has failed. It is very harmful overall. It's about time these states have come to a head in doing the right thing.
Whether you approve of legalizing drugs or pot particularly is one thing, but why do you say the war on drugs is very harmful. To me, that makes little sense.
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How can we be sure that our pilot, taxi, teachers, babysitters, etc. aren't high while on the job?
how do you know they are not pumped up on pharma opiates when they show up to work,, at least weed has a strong smell, where as prescription pain pills have none at all...
Whether you approve of legalizing drugs or pot particularly is one thing, but why do you say the war on drugs is very harmful. To me, that makes little sense.
It has failed to eliminate the use of harmful drugs. The demand for all of the illegal drugs had not decreased. It has created powerful criminal organizations in Latin America, inside the USA and elsewhere who have become increasingly sophisticated and brutal in their methods of delivering the drugs to meet the demand. Cartels and gangs have become so powerful that they are a threat to governments all over the world. The murder rate in the USA, the Caribbean and Latin America are much much higher on average because of the drug trade.
Personally, I'm against people using marijuana, cocaine, heroine, crack, crystal meth, etc. I also think we could do with less tobacco and alcohol consumption. I don't use any illegal drugs and I won't start using if they are legalized. I stand to gain nothing personally if drugs are legalized. But I see a repeat of the Prohibition era. The negatives of both Prohibition and Prohibition II vastly outweigh the positives.
It has failed to eliminate the use of harmful drugs. The demand for all of the illegal drugs had not decreased. It has created powerful criminal organizations in Latin America, inside the USA and elsewhere who have become increasingly sophisticated and brutal in their methods of delivering the drugs to meet the demand. Cartels and gangs have become so powerful that they are a threat to governments all over the world. The murder rate in the USA, the Caribbean and Latin America are much much higher on average because of the drug trade.
Personally, I'm against people using marijuana, cocaine, heroine, crack, crystal meth, etc. I also think we could do with less tobacco and alcohol consumption. I don't use any illegal drugs and I won't start using if they are legalized. I stand to gain nothing personally if drugs are legalized. But I see a repeat of the Prohibition era. The negatives of both Prohibition and Prohibition II vastly outweigh the positives.
Exactly! Why can't some people understand that prohibition instantly creates black markets and underground economies that correlate to the supply and demand just like any other economy? We even had a live case study when alcohol was outlawed during the era of Al Capone and all the organized crime that was born and thrived because of its illegality.
If Governments would leave people to determine their own choices and live their own lives we would not have massive violence, gangs and cartels throughout Mexico and South America. Perhaps many black communities in the US wouldn't be in shambles with more black men in jail today than there were slaves in 1850.
When an underground economy is sophisticated and intertwined enough to be using submarines to transport their product, I think it is time to give up trying to keep it illegal.
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