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Skriven 2006-06-09 15:17:00 av Robert E Starr JR (2662.babylon5)
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On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:26:01 +0000 (UTC), "ravend03x"
<rkimd3@gmail.com> wrote:

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>Josh Hill wrote:
>> But I seem to be a minority of one, and given the government's
>> tendency to go nuts when addressing the drug issue -- equating
>> occasional use, the use of painkillers, and the use of soft drugs with
>> life-destroying addictions -- there may be a good reason for their
>> position.
>
>Agreed.  The husband and I have had discussions about legalizing drugs
>to tax their uses so you can at least garner funds to treat those
>people and the end result of their addictions.  Pro and con both have
>strong arguments...
>
>Alcohol and tobacco are good examples of drugs, but they are legal.
>Their abuses cause damage not only to those who are addicted but also
>to the innocent people who are harmed as a consequence of the addict's
>behaviors.
>
>It is indeed a touchy subject, treading on individualism vs.
>paternalism and contrary to the New Federalism idea of allowing each
>individual state to have more "control" over legislation.

Amusing, isn't it, how conservatives drop their "states' rights"
pretence every time something comes along that they don't like,
whether it's Terri Schiavo or gay marriage or medical marijuana, and
adopt it again the moment liberals propose something?

Me, I favor decriminalizing pretty much everything except Heroin,
crack, and crystal meth, drugs which for the most part can't be used
casually and cause harm not just to the person using them but to
society. Among other things, that would allow us to stop wasting money
and law enforcement resources on drugs that for the most part are no
more harmful (and in the case of marijuana probably less harmful) than
tobacco and alcohol, and that we're never going to be able to control
anyway. I wouldn't /quite/ make them legal, though, because if you did
that, big business would start making and promoting them the way they
do cigarettes and booze, and what with Congress being as corrupt as it
is we'd have no chance of stopping that.

Of course, there are those who say we might as well legalize
everything, and they may be right, but sad as it is what I've seen
backs up what Kurt said -- that many addicts are saved only by finding
themselves in jail. Not only do they hit bottom, but they're forced to
detox and become lucid.

-- 
Josh

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