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Originally Posted by 68551
The social problems this country just continue to degrade as anything and everything is ok. If everyone stood up for right from wrong maybe our society wouldn't be so messed up. Being more liberal never solved anything and removes barrier after barrier that continues our downward spiral
When a barrier is removed due to common sense, NO ONE is forced to cross the territory it formerly occupied. The only thing being more controlling ever did was foment revolution.
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Originally Posted by texdav
Yep; all we need to have more Zombies running around. Alcohol problems in society are bad enough. This is like adding gas to the fire. its likie thinking you solve murder problem by making it legal.
Well, making it illegal sure as hell hasn't solved it, eh?
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Illicit narcotic drugs... evil.. lets see.. let me count the ways...
One.. the stupefy you
Two... they reduce motivation or kill it all together
Three ... they are addictive on some level.. from mild to severe
Four.... they all damage the body to some extent.. and please... dont tell us smoking weed cures respiratory problems
Five... they make you essentially "dumber"... in the case of MJ it can permanently stunt developing minds
Six.... they do not increase a persons contribution to the world around them.. their use is hedonistic and wholly selfish
Seven.. they are illegal and potentially subject the user to criminal penalties
Eight... they increase DUI ,, in the case of where I live over half of the DUI arrest respondents now self report MJ and alcohol use.. this is a tenfold increase in three years and has to do with the proliferation and abuse of medical marijuana
And all 8 reasons are also attributes of a number of licit prescription drugs, the only difference between the licit and the illicit being the deep pockets of the BigPharma lobby.
Pot, I probably would not vote to legalize it but I wouldn't be upset if it becomes legal or certainly decrimalized. I do think, with the strength of the new pot, compared to years ago, more damage can be done than many realize and I have a family member who has pretty much messed himself up with too much pot.
Other drugs, absolutely no. OK, we already have alcohol which I do use. It ruins many families and we don't need another drug to do the same. There is no good arguments in favor of legalizing strong drugs.
As for prostitution: yes, it is immoral,but being immoral doesn't mean it should not be legalized. There are a lot of things that are immoral that are also legal.
Other drugs, absolutely no. OK, we already have alcohol which I do use. It ruins many families and we don't need another drug to do the same. There is no good arguments in favor of legalizing strong drugs.
Not true at all. There are lots of reasons all drugs should be legal. Here is one;
We believe that drug prohibition is the true cause of much of the social and personal damage that has historically been attributed to drug use. It is prohibition that makes these drugs so valuable – while giving criminals a monopoly over their supply. Driven by the huge profits from this monopoly, criminal gangs bribe and kill each other, law enforcers, and children. Their trade is unregulated and they are, therefore, beyond our control.
History has shown that drug prohibition reduces neither use nor abuse.
As for prostitution: yes, it is immoral,but being immoral doesn't mean it should not be legalized. There are a lot of things that are immoral that are also legal.
It is immoral for you, but it might not be for others. And we don't need government defining what is moral and immoral.
Other drugs, absolutely no. OK, we already have alcohol which I do use. It ruins many families and we don't need another drug to do the same.
Other drugs ruin families just the same even being illegal. Criminalization doesn't in any way reduce usage.
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There is no good arguments in favor of legalizing strong drugs.
All prohibition does is create a violent criminal empire around the sale and use of drugs and fill up prisons. It doesn't stop people from using those drugs. If we decriminalize, we would get rid of the violence, and be able to focus efforts on treating drug addiction instead of throwing people in jail.
'Harmless' is not currently one of the criteria for legality. If it was, alcohol, tobacco, and a good number of prescription drugs would be illegal.
This then begs the question: what is the criteria for being illegal?
It's an important one because I don't think I know the answer. There's an answer that I think could be true, which is that the government selectively bans things that they feel 'threatened' by, which I hope is not the case. But I can't really think of any other sensible reason...
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