Less Laws, More Truth

[JethroTull]

I was reading this book today, and the author has a very interesting perspective on drugs. He says a lot of things that are true, and I feel they resonate with not only me, but my fellow tokers, so I thought I'd share it with you. Here is a good excerpt from a section about ending the drug war:

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Choice: The truth is, we should legalize everything that does not hurt other people, and let people make up their own minds about how they want to live. The law should only be to protect people from other people, not to protect them from themselves, because the truth is, nothing can do that.

What the world needs now is less laws and more truth.

People should be free to choose what they want to do with their own lives. People are not stupid, and they do not need other people to decide what is good for them. Those kinds of laws are wrong, impossible to enforce, and they create a dangerous and costly black market. The only way to stop people from doing one behavior is to give them something better to replace it with. If we give people the truth and the life, it will stop drugs, crime, and all self-destructive behavior.

The bottom line: Everything should be legalized that does not hurt others, but all advertising and other things that promote them should be banned also. Instead, commercials will show people the truth and educate people on the dangers of certain products. People are smart and will respond to the truth and always do the right thing, but only when they know for certain what the right thing is.

The people that are for keeping drugs illegal appear to be the good, moral people, the good guys, and it gets them elected, but the opposite is true. They are actually the most responsible for all the drug related murders and violence that stem from illegal drugs. Making drugs illegal seems like a good idea and that it would help society, but in reality, nothing is hurting society more. What is worse thousands of kids murdered, millions of lives ruined, wasting billions of dollars, or legal drugs? Wake up people.

Being for legalizing drugs does not mean you are for people using drugs. You will be against the use of drugs and support education about them.
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From page 232 of The Present (with religion), a free book at Truth Contest (http://www.thetruthcontest.com)

:hippy::rasta::rastasmoke:

[Esoteric416]

And then I won't have kids in the park asking me to buy them beer in exchange for weed. :P
Legalization and regulation really is the key to winning the war on drugs.
Oh and Taxation too, that way the Gov gets their slice of the pie.
I'd just grow my own weed, but it would be nice to have a safe and trustworthy place to get some pure LSD if I'm in the mood for halucinogens rather than have to wonder if the hits I bought are cut with stricnine (sp?) or if they are even LSD. :(
And there would be alot less of the strung out street people since alot of the harder drugs foster a sparse moneyless lifestyle for people on the street since all the money they scrape together goes to feeding their habit at a over-inflated drug war price. Heroin for example is'nt all that detrimental to ones health if used in a safe and clean environment, and if you still have enough money to eat once in awhile rather than just spangeing for just enough cash to get another fix.

[killerweed420]

All drugs should be legal for personal use. Now the manufacture of some drugs should be monitored because the chemicals used can be very dangerous. But as you say, any drug that isn't hurting anyone else but the user is none of the governments business.

[Blazed Deafy]

whats name of this book you are mentioning?? I would love to read this book. Greatly Appreciated :thumbsup:

[JethroTull]

The book is called "The Present." It is a free, online book linked in the original post at Truth Contest (http://www.truthcontest.com). I hope you enjoy it. Please share your thoughts if you have any.

:rasta:

[Nancy08]

"Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it

Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory, formed by the gangs who have no opinionâ??and who, therefore, in the next instant (when it is evident that the minority is the stronger) assume its opinion ... while Truth again reverts to a new minority.



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