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Originally posted by Jimmy4
I know you're not the first one to say this type of argument pan, but I'm confused. How does the legalization of drugs automatically cause everyone to be "whacked out"? Just because something is legal doesn't mean everyone will do it. There will be a huge anti-drug group, much like the anti-smokers of today.
With the massive drug culture of today, it would make sense to legalize drugs, not only would it remove power from terrorists, but far more importantly it would clean up the streets of our nation by taking drugs out of the hands of shady drug dealers and gangs and put it into the hands of the private sector where it could be taxed.
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Good point. And I am for the legalization of drugs.
The "whacked out" comment should not have been used. It was very insensitive and as a counsellor I should have known better. I do feel, if legal it will affect productivity to some degree, at least for a year or so, in that we would see people who did not try drugs because they were illegal use them and since they may not have had experience end up losing time from work to recover. Yet, now drug use is high anyway so that argument really is a bad one.
My whole post above, was to show both sides of the argument and to show why I have come to the conclusion and belief on the subject.