Re: Hard Drugs should be legal
So the government that we all trust and love should gain revenue through the sale of drugs? Just become nicer drug dealers? We could then use that revenue to deal with drug related crime and health issues. Win win for everybody.Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
Umm, I think when you sell things at a store you get something called revenue?
State owned meth labs. Cool - lets try it.
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Re: Hard Drugs should be legal
Re: my choice of 18 years for drugs. That's the age for alcohol in the UK.
The argument against drugs appears to be:
They're bad: the class of drugs has no relation to this; the toxicity of the drugs has far more to do with the additives and the unknown bulkers. Compare the toxicity of whisky to that from an unknown still.
If it's illegal we can stop people getting it: utter tripe. I'm probably about as far away from street smart as you can easily get, and I imagine it'd take me a few hours to get into contact with a person I trust to get me some. For harder drugs longer, but again I am confident that one or two of my friends can get it.
If it's illegal, people won't use it: more like if the government states that looking at it kills and you know hundreds who enjoy it you'd wonder what the government is on.
For many drugs I personally would never use. I find that the long term toxicity for many is too high, and I'm not keen on IV drugs. If there was a wand I could use to get rid of them from the planet I'd use it. But they're here, they're addictive and loads of people like them.To me, persons who'd keep them illegal are as useful as King Canute's supporters.
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Re: Hard Drugs should be legal
Actually, yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about. Regulated, clean drugs that will pay for themselves. As for the crime and health issues, I guarantee you that would not be a problem. Pretty much everyone who is willing to use the stuff is already.
Edit: I sometimes wonder why I even bother arguing with a guy who named himself after an anti-drug mascot.
Last edited by Reverend Joe; 08-31-2008 at 17:48.
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