For Those Of Ya'll that Use the Evil Drug Cocaine...

[GoldenDelicious]

I will tell you this. I have never seen people do more FUCKED UP things for something MY LIFE than they will do for a line of COKE. Especially women. It truly is EVIL.

oh you mean where a truly desperate addict submits to being fucked in the ass by two or three guys on camera for a line at 5am on a sunday morning?

or do you mean the 15 year old schoolgirls blowing a dealer for half an ecstasy tab or a twenty dollar line of speed

fucken dope dealers kill them all no remorse gimme a knife ill fucken do it

this is one of my pet hates

 

[tuc biscuit]

Criminal penalties are not the answer.

what is?

 

[Code]

Well, know why you were so sore last Sunday.

oh you mean where a truly desperate addict submits to being fucked in the ass by two or three guys on camera for a line at 5am on a sunday morning?

 

[javaguru]

Interesting read for those with some time and an open mind,
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa121.html

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

what is?

Well, let's look at the current realities - the US has millions of people in jail and under supervision for drugs. In fact, we have a higher percentage of people in jail then any other country period, and drug enforcement is a big part of this.

Yet drug use continues unabated.

Some Middle Eastern countries have Draconian punishments for drug use, yet Iran, for example has rampaging heroin use, even in spite of very harsh. punishments.

Yet drug use is rampant.

I can't speak to UK policies but I imagine they are the same or similar as US - maybe less jail-intensive.

However, from the above body of evidence, we can safely conclude that enforcement will never eliminate the drug problem, certainly not if any semblance of liberties are to be preserved. In the Middle east, liberties are few, yet drugs are there.

The only answer is 100% legalization of everything.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

Well, know why you were so sore last Sunday.

yes, i worked out but my shoulders still trashed

 

[tuc biscuit]

Well, let's look at the current realities - the US has millions of people in jail and under supervision for drugs. In fact, we have a higher percentage of people in jail then any other country period, and drug enforcement is a big part of this.

Yet drug use continues unabated.

Some Middle Eastern countries have Draconian punishments for drug use, yet Iran, for example has rampaging heroin use, even in spite of very harsh. punishments.

Yet drug use is rampant.

I can't speak to UK policies but I imagine they are the same or similar as US - maybe less jail-intensive.

However, from the above body of evidence, we can safely conclude that enforcement will never eliminate the drug problem, certainly not if any semblance of liberties are to be preserved. In the Middle east, liberties are few, yet drugs are there.

The only answer is 100% legalization of everything.

that is fair enough, I agree, but after it was legalised how would it be distributed? in a pharmacy or where?

obviously poverty/lack of educatio/prospects is a big cause, but not the only one, as plenty of white middle class males/females do it

I would say myself make it legal, but poeple have to sign away any rights to medical/police/government help if they wanna do it.

 

[presguy]

for something that's so fun, it sure makes you feel like shit the next day.

you said it bro, leaves you with no ambition and no energy if you did have ambition.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

that is fair enough, I agree, but after it was legalised how would it be distributed? in a pharmacy or where?

obviously poverty/lack of educatio/prospects is a big cause, but not the only one, as plenty of white middle class males/females do it

I would say myself make it legal, but poeple have to sign away any rights to medical/police/government help if they wanna do it.

Well, how is alcohol distributed? bars, pubs, liquor stores etc. Drugs could be sold through conventional distributin means - at least then you could have some oversight as to purity.

Consider that the average street asshole could sell you cocaine cut with finely ground fiberglass. Yet alcohol is regulated as to content. Purity is a real consideration.

As to causes - yes, escapism is a huge part of it. So is social acceptance. Drug use and alcohol use occur for basically the same reasons; there isa gigantic body of evidence (through alcohol consumption) of why people take drugs.

As for signing things away - here in the US we don't have a socialized/national haelthcare situation, so that wouldn't really be necessary, but I see your point. As for police - they should only be invovled when someone commits a crime, so I don't see those as enormous obstacles.

 

[the nature boy]

Well, let's look at the current realities - the US has millions of people in jail and under supervision for drugs. In fact, we have a higher percentage of people in jail then any other country period, and drug enforcement is a big part of this.

Yet drug use continues unabated.

Some Middle Eastern countries have Draconian punishments for drug use, yet Iran, for example has rampaging heroin use, even in spite of very harsh. punishments.

Yet drug use is rampant.

I can't speak to UK policies but I imagine they are the same or similar as US - maybe less jail-intensive.

However, from the above body of evidence, we can safely conclude that enforcement will never eliminate the drug problem, certainly not if any semblance of liberties are to be preserved. In the Middle east, liberties are few, yet drugs are there.

The only answer is 100% legalization of everything.

I agree with you. but who does the quality controlling? Do you see this as being unregulated?