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Old 06-02-2011, 11:27 AM
 
Location: Illinois
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Government led actions fail. The list is to long to list. Drugs, including pot and alcohol, ruin lives, families every day, drugs like these alter our best judgement, ruin our cities, as the white house said this morning. Maybe we should raise the cash cost to the user caught.Drunks, pot users pay $5000 min first offense. would it work.
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Gone
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Government led actions fail. The list is to long to list. Drugs, including pot and alcohol, ruin lives, families every day, drugs like these alter our best judgement, ruin our cities, as the white house said this morning. Maybe we should raise the cash cost to the user caught.Drunks, pot users pay $5000 min first offense. would it work.
Would not work, the government cannot force morality issues on people then will just ignore the stupidity. Better Idea would be to get out o peoples personal lives and mind your own business.
Casper
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:35 AM
 
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Legalize marijuana. Tax it. Lower the deficit.
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:38 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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Government led actions fail. The list is to long to list. Drugs, including pot and alcohol, ruin lives, families every day, drugs like these alter our best judgement, ruin our cities, as the white house said this morning. Maybe we should raise the cash cost to the user caught.Drunks, pot users pay $5000 min first offense. would it work.

Good idea, but a little misdirected. Yes, government efforts are a failure and should be ended.

All drugs should be legal.

Citizens should organize charities to help drug addicts with rehab.
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:40 AM
 
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Good idea, but a little misdirected. Yes, government efforts are a failure and should be ended.

All drugs should be legal.

Citizens should organize charities to help drug addicts with rehab.
Just as with alcohol.
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:40 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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Good idea, but a little misdirected. Yes, government efforts are a failure and should be ended.

All drugs should be legal.

Citizens should organize charities to help drug addicts with rehab.

Absolutely. Addiction should not be treated as a criminal offense! Also, there is a such thing called moderation!
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:40 AM
 
Location: Illinois
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Would not work, the government cannot force morality issues on people then will just ignore the stupidity. Better Idea would be to get out o peoples personal lives and mind your own business.
Casper
...........how much do you use?
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:41 AM
 
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Legalize the sale and use of all drugs (yes even the so called "hard" drugs) and let the chips fall where they may.
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:45 AM
 
Location: Illinois
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Default Stick an a carrot

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Just as with alcohol.
...........prodding is necessary, and reward. How about they pay for rehab?

Last edited by bluescityleon; 06-02-2011 at 12:47 PM.. Reason: spelling
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:45 AM
 
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Legalize marijuana. Tax it. Lower the deficit.

Casper
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