Do you think we should legalize drugs?

[mrbill]

yes...and I don't even do drugs so I am not biased

 

[huntmaster]

When I think about ANY illegal drug...I think about it this way. Do I want my 8 year old son using it? What about my daughter? When they go to grade school...or high school...do I want them using these things? No.

B True

Ditto!

 

[Immortal Juicer]

When I think about ANY illegal drug...I think about it this way. Do I want my 8 year old son using it? What about my daughter? When they go to grade school...or high school...do I want them using these things? No. I find smoking highly repulsive and wish that it was illegal too..but that is just my opinion.

B True

I dont think anyone would want their son or daughter to do drugs, but that is the responsibility of the parent. I'm going to explain to my son or daughter the facts about drugs so that they know why they make their decisions. Instead of teaching them 10 different ways to say no to drugs, I'm going to teach them why to say no to drugs. Kids can see through bullshit and once you lose their trust, you are fucked.

Although ideally nobody would want to take drugs, in reality we are spending over 60 million on them despite the fact that they are against the law. They say that drugs are so bad for you, but there must be something good about them.

Do you think there would be a 60 million dollar black market for Frostys or Big Macs if they were criminalized?

The facts are: there is a huge demand for illegal drugs. The govt is spending millions trying to prohibit its own citizens from getting something they want. In every aspect, the war on drugs is a failure. Terrorists are benefiting.

It doesnt affect only drug dealers and users, it affects everyone in the nation.

WTF?

oh, and I agree that alcohol is much worse than most drugs but I dont want to try to justify my argument by saying two wrongs make a right.

 

[Crazier]

oh, and I agree that alcohol is much worse than most drugs but I dont want to try to justify my argument by saying two wrongs make a right.

Neither do I.

Ban alcohol, legalize pot.

Oh... and ban cigarettes while you're at it. That shit kills more people a year than the next 3 on the list combined. Yet, they are on every street corner.

You can't advertise cig's. You can alcohol though. Geez... how poor the NFL would be without Bud Light and all the other alcoholic pushing companies out there.

Fucking faggots.
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[Kahn]

Thats 62 billion worth of revenue if the govt regulated it or at least 62 billion that could be taxed.
Thanks.

Nah, if it got legalized, the income for Uncle Sugar would be about $63.75. The legal status is why we pay so much for what we do(if we do). The Gov make their cash by having the black market fucking us up(cops, lawyers, courts, ATF,rehabs, treatments,doctors,yap yap yap......). They know what they are doing.

 

[Virtual Acid]

Ha, i would legalize weed baby MmMm but thats about it,, all that other shit , naw i dont need it ,

 

[huntmaster]

I dont think anyone would want their son or daughter to do drugs, but that is the responsibility of the parent. I'm going to explain to my son or daughter the facts about drugs so that they know why they make their decisions. Instead of teaching them 10 different ways to say no to drugs, I'm going to teach them why to say no to drugs. Kids can see through bullshit and once you lose their trust, you are fucked.

In my oppinion. We send a very profound, negative signal to the children of this nation when we legalize drugs.

This is what is wrong with America----people here care more about money than standing up for what is right.

And we wonder why our kids are confused. They hear one thing and see another.

Yeah it is a great idea to talk to your kids about drugs and how bad they are--this works wonders. But should we then turn around and say they should be legal. Is this not talking out of both sides of our mouths?

 

[Crazier]

In my oppinion. We send a very profound, negative signal to the children of this nation when we legalize drugs.

This is what is wrong with America----people here care more about money than standing up for what is right.

And we wonder why our kids are confused. They hear one thing and see another.

Yeah it is a great idea to talk to your kids about drugs and how bad they are--this works wonders. But should we then turn around and say they should be legal. Is this not talking out of both sides of our mouths?

From what I've seen HuntMaster, you're a man of tolerance... so, please explain to me, in a diplomatic way the questions I raised above.

See Hunt... I smoke pot daily. I also work 50 hours a week. I also have a 5 year old daughter I have an awesome bond with.
Your perception, no I won't say that since I don't know, but America's perception of pot, is that is destroys you.

This is what the government has brought you up to believe. The same reason you believed in Santa til about 3rd grade. You believe as you think the majority does.

I used to be against pot 100%. I had also never smoked it. Once I did, I realized it wasn't what had been brainwashed into my mind. It was a drug that allowed me to see and love more deeply.

I see nothing wrong with it. Other drugs... I won't contest. Pot, and pot alone... I can't understand it.
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[Immortal Juicer]

Re: Re: Do you think we should legalize drugs?

Nah, if it got legalized, the income for Uncle Sugar would be about $63.75. The legal status is why we pay so much for what we do(if we do). The Gov make their cash by having the black market fucking us up(cops, lawyers, courts, ATF,rehabs, treatments,doctors,yap yap yap......). They know what they are doing.

People are spending 60 million a year on drugs when they are marked up 7000% or more. No industry could jack up prices that high without the FTC breaking them up.

If the govt is making money from the law enforcement side, then why dont they criminalize alcohol, tobacco, ephedrine and all the other stuff thats "bad for you."

They could legalize and tax drugs and continue to pay all the law enforcement officials their salaries to sit on their ass and everyone would win!

You wouldnt slash your tires every week for the sake of giving your mechanic a reason to charge you.

shitty analogy but you get the point.

 

[Immortal Juicer]

In my oppinion. We send a very profound, negative signal to the children of this nation when we legalize drugs.

This is what is wrong with America----people here care more about money than standing up for what is right.

And we wonder why our kids are confused. They hear one thing and see another.

Yeah it is a great idea to talk to your kids about drugs and how bad they are--this works wonders. But should we then turn around and say they should be legal. Is this not talking out of both sides of our mouths?

You are assuming that drugs are "bad." Thats the problem because thats where the bullshit starts.

Are steroids bad? Alot of people think they are. The majority of us thought they were until we started to learn about them. And once we learned they were not as bad as we were led to believe, we lost all respect for the people that lied to us.

There are good things and bad things about all drugs. If you dont acknowledge both sides you lose credibility when your child learns about the other side.

If shit really is bad then people dont want to do it. I have never heard a crack smoker say that smoking crack really isnt that bad for you. I've heard people say its feels great but they would never touch it again, and I've heard addicts say its the devil and they wish to god they had never touched it. You just dont see recreational crack smokers.

Not everyone that does coke is a drug addict just like not everyone that drinks is an alcoholic. Most people can handle it, but some become addicts.

Saying we are sending a bad message to kids is too idealistic. No kids are going to base their morals on what the president says over what their parents say. And kids without good parents are even less likely to care about the "message we send."

We have priests molesting kids, moms killing their kids, people flying planes into buildings, presidents getting blowjobs, and tobacco companies simultaneously paying lawsuits and aggressively marking both for and against smoking!

God knows what message kids are getting.