The legalization of illegal drugs would be very beneficial in many different ways. One way is that it would reduce the spread of HIV and other infectious diseases because there would be less need for people to share needles. If drug addicts want their drug they will still find a way to get it, even if it is illegal. Legalization of illegal drugs would reduce crime rate because addicts would not have to fight and steal to get what they want. Legalization would also stop many innocent victims from being exposed to addicting drugs. Since they would be legal it would not be something done in secret that you need to be pressured into doing. It is always a person's own choice whether or not to do drugs and it still would be with legalization, so there shouldn't be a big increase in drug addicts if they were legalized. However with this new law (or NOTlaw) some restrictions are required. There must be ways to prevent innocent people from harm caused by people who are under the influence of drugs. For example, you should not be able to drive while under the influence. If these laws are enforced, and illegal drugs are made legal our drug problem would take a turn for the better. (p.s. this is not completely how i feel about this issue, just so ya know)
i think that illegal drugs should become legal for recreational use. this could lead to some abuse of substances in terms of drug addicts, however, today drug addicts still find ways to get their hands on illegal substances. the legalization of drugs could also lead to a possible decrease in drug addicts due to the fact that it is not seen as something to hide. because these substances would not necesarrily need to be hidden and dealed the crime rates would also decrease. people would not feel the need to illegally grow or deal these drugs, let alone fight for them and steal. just because drugs would become legalized does not mean that they are available for anyone that wants them. these would become perscription drugs that you would have to recieve for medical reasons that were overlooked by a doctor. the perscription would only give doses of these substances would be what the patient NEEDS and not necesarrily what they WANT. whether or not illegal drugs are legalized or not should all be a question of a peoples wants and their needs. quite obviously an addiction to drugs would not fall into the "need" category but definitely more towards the "want" category.
If illegal drugs became legal, they would open many many avenues of business. Also, once legal it would be much much easier to regulate and supervise drug use. If drugs became publicly available, drug traffickers/producers would quickly die out because they could not compete with the store prices. This means less crime and "safer drugs." By less crime I mean a lot less crime. Think about it, all the mobsters and drug dealers, out of business. With all the gang bangers out of business, so are the law enforcers of them, and all of the other institutions against drugs.(Which is in my mind one reason they are not legal!) Keep in mind that the drug business is HUGE, both pharmacudical, and illegal. Many jobs and opportunities would be available if drugs were legalized. Anyways, by safer drugs I mean they could either be diluted, so it would be harder to OD, or pure in the sense that they are not laced. When everything is said and done, drugs are bad for you, but wait.... don't like ALOT of people die each year from tabacco and alcohol....hmmmm,yeah. They're legal, and if you ask around they are a lot harder to get than pot (BECAUSE THEY ARE REGULATED!!) if you are underage, so that solves the "oh our kids are gonna be drug addicts problem." Still, this presents and interesting concept, drugs legal all across America... Freightening I know, but people could take a sort of license test to be able to purchase a sort of drug. They would have to learn all about the pitfalls of the drug before they are able to purchase them. As I said, regulation. If you think that drugs are regulated so well now, take a look around. They are horribly regulated... gangs live off selling drugs, and with that money comes power and usually leads to needless deaths. Now, if the government could sell drugs then they would be the ones regulating it instead of Joe on the corner. I could keep going on and on, but I'll stop because I need to blab about healthcare.
Regulating drugs? There are enough people who can't use their brains to not pick up car keys after a few drinks! Too many people think that pot is not so bad when it really slowly damages the brain. A good question is why do people use these self damaging things? Because smoking "relaxes" them. Because pot makes you "chill". Because drinking gives a nice buzz.
Any person can be actually dealing with an emotional/mental problem and pot may NOT be the answer. It's ridiculous to legalize something that we all should know better than to even allow. It should stay how it is. Education on drug use and how it's not worth the trouble is a better way to solve the issue than to legalize it. Why make reason with bad choices?
I'm not saying drugs are good for you, everyone knows they're not.
"It's ridiculous to legalize something that we all should know better than to even allow."
Drinking killed About 85,000 people in 2000.
"The deaths were not only deaths from dependent and non-dependent use of alcohol, but also accidental poisoning by alcohol. It excludes unintentional injuries, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to alcohol use as well as deaths due to fetal alcohol syndrome."
Now according to data from 2000, the top 3 causes of death were: 1. tobacco, 2.Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity, 3. Alcohol
In fact, heres a link so you can check it out, but illicit drugs is close to the bottom. http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/?q=node/30
Now if thats legal, why can't some drugs be?
As it stands right now, Education on drugs obviously doesn't do the job its supposed to, because millions of people still do as they please.
Finally, legalization isn't really a good thing, but its the lesser of two evils. Would you rather have drug dealers or the government in charge of drugs?
The reason I take such a stand on drug legalization, is because of an article I read in "The Economist" which is a well respected economic journal. I felt it brought up some good points about legalization. Such as... "The United states alone spends some $40 billion each year on trying to eliminate the supply of drugs. It arrests 1.5 million of its citizens. (which costs even more)" Legalization would be better for producer countries such as Mexico and Guinea Bissau. GB's leader was assassinated in 2008, and over 6,000 law enforcement officers in Mexico have been killed in the war against dugs. "The illegal drug industry is worth some $320 billion a year." Hey, we could use that for healthcare!! "Legalization would not only drive away the gangsters; it would transform drugs from a law-and-order problem into a public-health problem."
Here's a link to that article. http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13237193
Also, instead of believing everything these anti-drug ads say or imply, I challenge you to find the truth.
Now, if you wanna talk about Marijuana specifically, thats a whole other story.
(p.s. Marijuana was proven to not cause brain damage. Don't believe me? http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20030701/heavy-marijuana-use-doesnt-damage-brain Also, marijuana has never killed anyone directly.)
Many of us already know the effects of alcohol and the amount of deaths related to it. But alcohol have existed for CENTURIES. http://www.winepros.org/wine101/history.htm It is accepted but in life, there are the responsible and the irresponsible.
"Now if thats legal, why can't some drugs be?" Begging the question, eh? I believe I asked, "Why make reason with bad choices?" To clarify my question, I am asking why one give fine statistics on how alcohol is terrible and LEGAL (and not too say it's a rich industry) but thinks that legalizing drugs will somehow make things better...I fail to comprehend that.
Uh, we have prisons. Scary prisons. And people still do the crimes. But everyone recognizes that crimes come at a price. If there weren't prisons, wouldn't it suggest that crimes have no consequence?
"Finally, legalization isn't really a good thing, but its the lesser of two evils. Would you rather have drug dealers or the government in charge of drugs?"
Good question. Faith in our government? http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/07/30/75_officers_failed_city_drug_tests/ Right... There is individual responsibility. Society has strong powers with media and interest groups; the tolerance of drugs is adding more to the ignorance of body pollutants and its effects. If one want drugs, face the possibility of getting whatever comes with it. Sooner or later, one may understand where the road can lead.
"Legalization would not only drive away the gangsters; it would transform drugs from a law-and-order problem into a public-health problem."
Maybe. Maybe not. This is a guess. A prediction. The prohibition sounded good because it opened the idea of a "public-health problem." But as you know, it failed.
The truth is in the people. Not an ad. Or an established financial magazine. I am basing my opinion on my experience, friends, hearsay, and common known facts.
Just as many links you can find that marijuana doesn't do much, I can find just as many that it does. http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html
Alcohol has existed for centuries, and so has marijuana. The first known use of marijuana was in 2727 BC used in Chinese medicine. In fact, America’s has quite the history with Marijuana as well. The first marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony, Virginia in 1619. It was a law ordering all farmers to grow Indian hempseed. There were several other “must grow” laws over the next 200 years (you could be jailed for not growing hemp during times of shortage in Virginia between 1763 and 1767), and during most of that time, hemp was legal tender (you could even pay your taxes with hemp — try that today!) Hemp was such a critical crop for a number of purposes (including essential war requirements – rope, textiles etc.) that the government went out of its way to encourage growth. Although this was probably mostly for its many industrial uses,it was still there. Presidents even used to grow it! George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew it as a primary and secondary crop respectively.
So, if "people still do the crimes" then why does it matter if its legalized? Well, if its legalized it wont be a crime!
Maybe you can comprehend this:
Legalization of illegal drugs doesnt make drugs better for you, it reduces the rediculous amount of crime associated with it. That's not speculation thats logic. If its legal, why will people go to jail? Why will gangs have any reason or means to sell drugs? Why will we have to pay billions of tax dollars to: A. keep people in jail and B. sustain law enforcement of it. Is that not enough reason? Significantly reducing crime seems like a pretty good idea.
Legalization would not encourage people to do drugs, it would just make it legal. People who are already doing drugs will continue to do so regardless. Legalization has worked for other countries, and although this is just for Marijuana, it works. If people want to use drugs, a law will not stop them. The prohibition in the 20's actually increased the amount of drinking significantly. There will always be the people who don't want to have anything to do with drugs or anything else bad for you, and thats fine, but people should have the choice. They will be able to see the reprocussions of their actions pretty clearly.
Yes some drugs are horrible for you, thats a fact. But, who's to say what you can or cannot do with your body? America was founded on freedom, which means people can choose whats best for themselves. Its hard to say that all drugs should be legalized, but its a personal choice. All that can be done is to educate and show the downfalls.
Yes, of course I trust the government, we elect them, don't we? I'll ask again. If you were gonna buy something, would you buy it from somebody on a street corner, or someone who works in a store that is monitored 24/7?
I agree the truth is in the people. They will say different things, some of the greatest people in history used drugs. For example... Sigmund Freud used cocaine, Ben Franklin used cocaine and marijuana, Bill Gates did LSD, Bill Clinton smoked pot, Newt Ginrich did as well... The list goes on. I'm not suggesting that you need drugs to be great or something, but it just shows how anyone can be a user.
There have been many clinical trials on the effects of marijuana and its going to differ between studies. There are somethings your can't deny though, such as Marijuana has never killed anyone, making it immediately less worse than alcohol or tobacco. The only lasting effects I have seen are the criminal charges imposed on people.
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The legalization of illegal drugs would be very beneficial in many different ways. One way is that it would reduce the spread of HIV and other infectious diseases because there would be less need for people to share needles.
If drug addicts want their drug they will still find a way to get it, even if it is illegal. Legalization of illegal drugs would reduce crime rate because addicts would not have to fight and steal to get what they want. Legalization would also stop many innocent victims from being exposed to addicting drugs. Since they would be legal it would not be something done in secret that you need to be pressured into doing. It is always a person's own choice whether or not to do drugs and it still would be with legalization, so there shouldn't be a big increase in drug addicts if they were legalized. However with this new law (or NOTlaw) some restrictions are required. There must be ways to prevent innocent people from harm caused by people who are under the influence of drugs. For example, you should not be able to drive while under the influence. If these laws are enforced, and illegal drugs are made legal our drug problem would take a turn for the better.
(p.s. this is not completely how i feel about this issue, just so ya know)
i think that illegal drugs should become legal for recreational use. this could lead to some abuse of substances in terms of drug addicts, however, today drug addicts still find ways to get their hands on illegal substances. the legalization of drugs could also lead to a possible decrease in drug addicts due to the fact that it is not seen as something to hide. because these substances would not necesarrily need to be hidden and dealed the crime rates would also decrease. people would not feel the need to illegally grow or deal these drugs, let alone fight for them and steal.
just because drugs would become legalized does not mean that they are available for anyone that wants them. these would become perscription drugs that you would have to recieve for medical reasons that were overlooked by a doctor. the perscription would only give doses of these substances would be what the patient NEEDS and not necesarrily what they WANT.
whether or not illegal drugs are legalized or not should all be a question of a peoples wants and their needs. quite obviously an addiction to drugs would not fall into the "need" category but definitely more towards the "want" category.
The Header being a reference to "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" I presume?
If illegal drugs became legal, they would open many many avenues of business. Also, once legal it would be much much easier to regulate and supervise drug use. If drugs became publicly available, drug traffickers/producers would quickly die out because they could not compete with the store prices. This means less crime and "safer drugs." By less crime I mean a lot less crime. Think about it, all the mobsters and drug dealers, out of business. With all the gang bangers out of business, so are the law enforcers of them, and all of the other institutions against drugs.(Which is in my mind one reason they are not legal!) Keep in mind that the drug business is HUGE, both pharmacudical, and illegal. Many jobs and opportunities would be available if drugs were legalized. Anyways, by safer drugs I mean they could either be diluted, so it would be harder to OD, or pure in the sense that they are not laced. When everything is said and done, drugs are bad for you, but wait.... don't like ALOT of people die each year from tabacco and alcohol....hmmmm,yeah. They're legal, and if you ask around they are a lot harder to get than pot (BECAUSE THEY ARE REGULATED!!) if you are underage, so that solves the "oh our kids are gonna be drug addicts problem." Still, this presents and interesting concept, drugs legal all across America... Freightening I know, but people could take a sort of license test to be able to purchase a sort of drug. They would have to learn all about the pitfalls of the drug before they are able to purchase them. As I said, regulation. If you think that drugs are regulated so well now, take a look around. They are horribly regulated... gangs live off selling drugs, and with that money comes power and usually leads to needless deaths. Now, if the government could sell drugs then they would be the ones regulating it instead of Joe on the corner. I could keep going on and on, but I'll stop because I need to blab about healthcare.
Regulating drugs?
There are enough people who can't use their brains to not pick up car keys after a few drinks! Too many people think that pot is not so bad when it really slowly damages the brain. A good question is why do people use these self damaging things? Because smoking "relaxes" them. Because pot makes you "chill". Because drinking gives a nice buzz.
Any person can be actually dealing with an emotional/mental problem and pot may NOT be the answer. It's ridiculous to legalize something that we all should know better than to even allow. It should stay how it is. Education on drug use and how it's not worth the trouble is a better way to solve the issue than to legalize it. Why make reason with bad choices?
I'm not saying drugs are good for you, everyone knows they're not.
"It's ridiculous to legalize something that we all should know better than to even allow."
Drinking killed About 85,000 people in 2000.
"The deaths were not only deaths from dependent and non-dependent use of alcohol, but also accidental poisoning by alcohol. It excludes unintentional injuries, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to alcohol use as well as deaths due to fetal alcohol syndrome."
Now according to data from 2000, the top 3 causes of death were: 1. tobacco, 2.Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity, 3. Alcohol
In fact, heres a link so you can check it out, but illicit drugs is close to the bottom. http://drugwarfacts.org/cms/?q=node/30
Now if thats legal, why can't some drugs be?
As it stands right now, Education on drugs obviously doesn't do the job its supposed to, because millions of people still do as they please.
Finally, legalization isn't really a good thing, but its the lesser of two evils. Would you rather have drug dealers or the government in charge of drugs?
The reason I take such a stand on drug legalization, is because of an article I read in "The Economist" which is a well respected economic journal. I felt it brought up some good points about legalization. Such as... "The United states alone spends some $40 billion each year on trying to eliminate the supply of drugs. It arrests 1.5 million of its citizens. (which costs even more)" Legalization would be better for producer countries such as Mexico and Guinea Bissau. GB's leader was assassinated in 2008, and over 6,000 law enforcement officers in Mexico have been killed in the war against dugs. "The illegal drug industry is worth some $320 billion a year." Hey, we could use that for healthcare!! "Legalization would not only drive away the gangsters; it would transform drugs from a law-and-order problem into a public-health problem."
Here's a link to that article. http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13237193
Also, instead of believing everything these anti-drug ads say or imply, I challenge you to find the truth.
Now, if you wanna talk about Marijuana specifically, thats a whole other story.
(p.s. Marijuana was proven to not cause brain damage. Don't believe me? http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20030701/heavy-marijuana-use-doesnt-damage-brain
Also, marijuana has never killed anyone directly.)
Many of us already know the effects of alcohol and the amount of deaths related to it. But alcohol have existed for CENTURIES.
http://www.winepros.org/wine101/history.htm
It is accepted but in life, there are the responsible and the irresponsible.
"Now if thats legal, why can't some drugs be?" Begging the question, eh? I believe I asked, "Why make reason with bad choices?" To clarify my question, I am asking why one give fine statistics on how alcohol is terrible and LEGAL (and not too say it's a rich industry) but thinks that legalizing drugs will somehow make things better...I fail to comprehend that.
Uh, we have prisons. Scary prisons. And people still do the crimes. But everyone recognizes that crimes come at a price. If there weren't prisons, wouldn't it suggest that crimes have no consequence?
"Finally, legalization isn't really a good thing, but its the lesser of two evils. Would you rather have drug dealers or the government in charge of drugs?"
Good question. Faith in our government?
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/07/30/75_officers_failed_city_drug_tests/
Right... There is individual responsibility. Society has strong powers with media and interest groups; the tolerance of drugs is adding more to the ignorance of body pollutants and its effects. If one want drugs, face the possibility of getting whatever comes with it. Sooner or later, one may understand where the road can lead.
"Legalization would not only drive away the gangsters; it would transform drugs from a law-and-order problem into a public-health problem."
Maybe. Maybe not. This is a guess. A prediction. The prohibition sounded good because it opened the idea of a "public-health problem."
But as you know, it failed.
The truth is in the people. Not an ad. Or an established financial magazine. I am basing my opinion on my experience, friends, hearsay, and common known facts.
Just as many links you can find that marijuana doesn't do much, I can find just as many that it does.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html
Alcohol has existed for centuries, and so has marijuana. The first known use of marijuana was in 2727 BC used in Chinese medicine. In fact, America’s has quite the history with Marijuana as well. The first marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony, Virginia in 1619. It was a law ordering all farmers to grow Indian hempseed. There were several other “must grow” laws over the next 200 years (you could be jailed for not growing hemp during times of shortage in Virginia between 1763 and 1767), and during most of that time, hemp was legal tender (you could even pay your taxes with hemp — try that today!) Hemp was such a critical crop for a number of purposes (including essential war requirements – rope, textiles etc.) that the government went out of its way to encourage growth. Although this was probably mostly for its many industrial uses,it was still there. Presidents even used to grow it! George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew it as a primary and secondary crop respectively.
So, if "people still do the crimes" then why does it matter if its legalized? Well, if its legalized it wont be a crime!
Maybe you can comprehend this:
Legalization of illegal drugs doesnt make drugs better for you, it reduces the rediculous amount of crime associated with it. That's not speculation thats logic. If its legal, why will people go to jail? Why will gangs have any reason or means to sell drugs? Why will we have to pay billions of tax dollars to: A. keep people in jail and B. sustain law enforcement of it. Is that not enough reason? Significantly reducing crime seems like a pretty good idea.
Legalization would not encourage people to do drugs, it would just make it legal. People who are already doing drugs will continue to do so regardless. Legalization has worked for other countries, and although this is just for Marijuana, it works. If people want to use drugs, a law will not stop them. The prohibition in the 20's actually increased the amount of drinking significantly. There will always be the people who don't want to have anything to do with drugs or anything else bad for you, and thats fine, but people should have the choice. They will be able to see the reprocussions of their actions pretty clearly.
Yes some drugs are horrible for you, thats a fact. But, who's to say what you can or cannot do with your body? America was founded on freedom, which means people can choose whats best for themselves. Its hard to say that all drugs should be legalized, but its a personal choice. All that can be done is to educate and show the downfalls.
Yes, of course I trust the government, we elect them, don't we? I'll ask again. If you were gonna buy something, would you buy it from somebody on a street corner, or someone who works in a store that is monitored 24/7?
I agree the truth is in the people. They will say different things, some of the greatest people in history used drugs. For example... Sigmund Freud used cocaine, Ben Franklin used cocaine and marijuana, Bill Gates did LSD, Bill Clinton smoked pot, Newt Ginrich did as well... The list goes on. I'm not suggesting that you need drugs to be great or something, but it just shows how anyone can be a user.
There have been many clinical trials on the effects of marijuana and its going to differ between studies. There are somethings your can't deny though, such as Marijuana has never killed anyone, making it immediately less worse than alcohol or tobacco. The only lasting effects I have seen are the criminal charges imposed on people.
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