Now more than ever EVERYTHING needs to be legalized
Posted By: end the war on drugs on 2009-03-02
In Reply to: Prostitution, Pot, Booze and Recreational Drugs - Not Political
The impotent "war on drugs" waste millions and millions of dollars each year. Tax revenue from legalization plus the money saved by ending the war on drugs would go a long way in our current economic situation.
We waste a lot of resources, and take up a lot of jail space, just because someone is caught with a little pot. I'd much rather see jails filled with murderers, rapists and pedophiles.
Prohibition on alcohol didn't work and neither has the prohibition on drugs.
And if you're wondering...yes I like to get a buzz every now and then.
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It was legalized, but since it's kind of a gray area
and the federal government hasn't legalized it, medical marijuana establishments occasionally get shut down. Never could understand it. I really don't see why it's illegal. Even though I don't use it myself (just don't like smoking - period), I have no problem with my friends using it. I would prefer, of course, that they not drive a car while under the influence, but when it comes to how it affects them, it certainly doesn't make them mean, the way alcohol does to people. So especially when it comes to someone who is sick or in pain, or has lost their appetite, I think by all means they should have access to use pot to help them feel better. If it's legal for a doctor to pump them full of steroids, narcotic pain-killers, and highly toxic anti-cancer drugs, the use of a little pot to help them get through all that, or better still, do WITHOUT some of the pain meds or appetite stimulants, seems like such a non-issue. I wish our government would focus its attention on things that actually MATTER.
and the crime rate dropped 20 years after abortion was legalized
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