Quote Originally Posted by overgrowthegovt
As undesirable as hard drugs may be, prohibition of them is still illegitimate and harmful. Were I in charge of drug policy, I would fully legalize cannabis and remove penalties for possession of small amounts of any other substance. Governments have no right to prohibit any substance ...
I don't disagree with that, in theory. But, the idea here in the US is to keep gov't small and local so that it is a gov't of the people. So, if the people of a state want to prohibit a substance through their local elected State Gov't, then I would have a hard time arguing against that. but, really i was just stating my personal opionion, just agreeing with I.R. I'll let others debate this one. :jointsmile:
boaz Reviewed by boaz on . Mexico Senate OKs bill to legalize drug possession Mexico Senate OKs bill to legalize drug possession Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:04pm EDT MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate approved a bill on Tuesday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of narcotics for personal use, in order to free resources to fight violent drug cartels. The bill, proposed by conservative President Felipe Calderon, would make it legal to carry up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of marijuana, 500 milligrams (0.018 ounces) of cocaine and tiny quantities of other Rating: 5