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MageB420666 · 02-11-2005, 11:01 AM

Yes, drugs should be allowed for religious purposes as well as for individual enlightenment and just plain old stress relief.

zen_tom - How the hell is the outlawing of drugs cost effective? We've sunk billions in trying to keep them out of America, and it still hasn't stopped them from coming in. Plus the crime caused by drugs being unaffordable has cost who knows how much.

Ok class, time for a question - Does anyone know why prohibition was repealed?
Because it WASN'T WORKING. Very few people abided by the law, and the fact that drinking was illegal made it more attractive, causing even more people to start drinking. Once it became apparent that the law was causing more trouble than it was preventing, they repealed it.

Does the drug situation sound a little similar to that? It should, it's pretty much the same situation, except the government has it's head up it's ass and refuses to admit it has failed. The outlawing of (some)* drugs causes more problems than it solves. The reason it breaks people financially is because to get them, they have to use the black market. If marijuana was grown like tobacco, instead of it costing $20 to get enough for around four joints, you could get 20 joints for about five bucks, or even ten, and the government could tax the hell out of it and still have it a lot cheaper than it is now. And because drugs are so expensive now, they become unnaffordable to the common man, causing him to resort to crime if he wants to support his habit.

Yes, people would abuse the ability to use drugs, but it would be about the same as it is with alcohol and cigarettes, some would use them in moderation and with restraint, while some would abuse them whenever they can. That's life.

*I'm referring to such drugs as marijuana, acid, peyote, and other "soft" drugs. PCP, Meth, etc. are illegal because they are known to cause extremely violent behavior and constitute an actual danger, plus they have very little in the way of mind expanding effects.

02-11-2005, 11:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
MageB420666 <Insert wise statement here> Location: Hell if I know	Yes, drugs should be allowed for religious purposes as well as for individual enlightenment and just plain old stress relief. zen_tom - How the hell is the outlawing of drugs cost effective? We've sunk billions in trying to keep them out of America, and it still hasn't stopped them from coming in. Plus the crime caused by drugs being unaffordable has cost who knows how much. Ok class, time for a question - Does anyone know why prohibition was repealed? Because it WASN'T WORKING. Very few people abided by the law, and the fact that drinking was illegal made it more attractive, causing even more people to start drinking. Once it became apparent that the law was causing more trouble than it was preventing, they repealed it. Does the drug situation sound a little similar to that? It should, it's pretty much the same situation, except the government has it's head up it's ass and refuses to admit it has failed. The outlawing of (some)* drugs causes more problems than it solves. The reason it breaks people financially is because to get them, they have to use the black market. If marijuana was grown like tobacco, instead of it costing $20 to get enough for around four joints, you could get 20 joints for about five bucks, or even ten, and the government could tax the hell out of it and still have it a lot cheaper than it is now. And because drugs are so expensive now, they become unnaffordable to the common man, causing him to resort to crime if he wants to support his habit. Yes, people would abuse the ability to use drugs, but it would be about the same as it is with alcohol and cigarettes, some would use them in moderation and with restraint, while some would abuse them whenever they can. That's life. *I'm referring to such drugs as marijuana, acid, peyote, and other "soft" drugs. PCP, Meth, etc. are illegal because they are known to cause extremely violent behavior and constitute an actual danger, plus they have very little in the way of mind expanding effects. __________________ Apathy: The best outlook this side of I don't give a damn.