Drug Legalization?

[sleepaway]

I agree with Orangestar and Sam The Egg - if you can get it freely half the joy has gone already. But would people go one higher and start on something that IS still illegal just for the thrill and the kicks? People are gonna do drugs either way and you won't stop them, it should be like cigarettes, people need to be educated more on the effects. Thing is, If you tell someone not to do something, they are gonna go do it.

[bloodrayne]

This might actually be a good idea for solving all of our crime problems...Hey, I have an idea...Why don't we make murder legal and see if the murder rate declines, too...Or we could "regulate" it...Say, pay depending on how badly you want the person dead, or maybe how much their life is worth...Why not? I mean...People are going to do it anyway, right?:rolleyes:

[sleepaway]

Originally posted by bloodrayne
This might actually be a good idea for solving all of our crime problems...Hey, I have an idea...Why don't we make murder legal and see if the murder rate declines, too...Or we could "regulate" it...Say, pay depending on how badly you want the person dead, or maybe how much their life is worth...Why not? I mean...People are going to do it anyway, right?:rolleyes:

See, now this is why I like it here, you can see other people's point of view. I'd hate to be the big government person who had to make a decision about these such things! Personally I don't think Murder is in the same league as taking drugs but I guess some people can get addicted to that too, but can't you get addicted to anything? I agree with you when you said it should be the same with alcohol. There should be the same rules for anything addictive if it is dangerous, so wether it's illegal or legal I think the same rules should apply.

[sleepaway]

I think people's responses are deemed by their experiences. I am sure if you've had bad experiences yourself or have friends and family affected you're more likely to go the 'illegal' route. Not having any expreineces like myself it's easier to go the legal route as your trying to prevent something to help people when not truly knowing the devestation it causes. It's tough. I guess the more you experience the more you learn.

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WeEd YeS!

[PsychoticPanda]

I'm for Marijuana. I haven't tried any, nor do I intend to, but if people can smoke cigarettes, and get drunk, then why can't they get high? Driving high is dangerous, but so is driving drunk. And cigarettes harm people, and their health. Like Marijuana would. I say legalize the motherfucker.

[Arioch]

This might actually be a good idea for solving all of our crime problems...Hey, I have an idea...Why don't we make murder legal and see if the murder rate declines, too...Or we could "regulate" it...Say, pay depending on how badly you want the person dead, or maybe how much their life is worth...Why not? I mean...People are going to do it anyway, right?

Alright bloodrayne, i love you to death, but ill fight you tooth and nail on this. The reason its different is that old My Body vs. Your Body idea. If i was to force YOU to take drugs, well thats a total different thing than if I do it in the saftey of my own home not harming anyone. If the only victim is the person doing it than it really is no different than Alcohol and cigarettes, and let me tell ya, marijauna has killed ALOT less people than those 2.

think people's responses are deemed by their experiences. I am sure if you've had bad experiences yourself or have friends and family affected you're more likely to go the 'illegal' route. Not having any expreineces like myself it's easier to go the legal route as your trying to prevent something to help people when not truly knowing the devestation it causes. It's tough. I guess the more you experience the more you learn.

Exactly right, and the people making the laws are the same people saying "i have never taken a drug in my whole life", well STFU then!!! you have no room to make a descision on it, you have no idea what your talking about and your only perpetuating the status quo.

[orangestar]

Alcohol is way more dangerous then weed.I mean think about it have you ever heard of a person under the influence of marijuana get behind the wheel of a car and kill someone??No if theres one thing that should be against the law it is alcohol.And to the person that said leagalize all drugs well your nutts.Even if you regulate drugs and leagalize it,its still going to cost money and im sorry to say this but if your so broke you have to kill somone for drugs then what makes you think they wont kill if it was regulated ,considering it will still cost money for them to obtain it??

Umm...yes, yes I have heard of people getting behind the wheel high and killing people. Have you not seen the commercial where they are at the drive thru place and the little girl rides her bike in front of them? I happens all the time. Pot is exactly as dangerous as alchohol, and they have similar effects.

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by Arioch
Alright bloodrayne, i love you to death, but ill fight you tooth and nail on this. The reason its different is that old My Body vs. Your Body idea. If i was to force YOU to take drugs, well thats a total different thing than if I do it in the saftey of my own home not harming anyone. If the only victim is the person doing it than it really is no different than Alcohol and cigarettes, and let me tell ya, marijauna has killed ALOT less people than those 2.

But...The only victim is NOT the person doing it...What about the people who love you, do you think they want to see you destroy yourself?...What about the children of parents who abuse drugs, and can't take care of them?...Ever heard of Courtney Love?...I would consider her kids victims...when the courts give them back to her, that is:rolleyes:

[Rotting Eye]

I would also consider a lot of children victims, who have parents that don't do drugs. :rolleyes:

But I agree.. What you do influences a number of people around you.