Should all drugs be legalised?

[Oneironaut]

First of all...All drugs can't be legal. Marijuana is the only other drug that isn't legal that should be legal. Everything else is to easy to abuse, people would be tripping balls and try to drive to McDonalds. Dont try to tell me that they wont because people are retarded and someone will.

You think drug users don't drive under the influence anyways? They do it now, and they'd do it even if the drugs were legal but driving while tripping was still not tolerated. Criminals don't care about the law. That's why they're criminals.

Personally, I think we need to abandon the automobile system of transportation and focus on making high-tech public transportation systems that are less deadly and more efficient. But as long as we still rely on cars, no amount of legislation is going to stop idiots from doing stupid things. Just look at how many people drink and drive. Are you really suggesting that alcohol should be made illegal, and that alcohol prohibition would decrease the number of drunk drivers? You did say that marijuana is the only drug that should be legal. So that means making illegal things like alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, cough syrup, opium-derived painkillers, and other mind-altering drugs.

[eGGNoG]

Mary jane and shrooms, legalize.

[eGGNoG]

America the "Free" Country? Last time i checked i think we have more fuckin laws then any one else.. and theres 11 people runnign this country, not us.

[suhl]

if they were all legalized, why would you exclude heroine it is less addictive than nicotine, and far less addictive than coke. in fact alcohol is more addictive than heroine. dont believe me look it up. if i ever get the opportunity to do heroine im jumping on it. i used to say no, but now i say make them all legal to 18 year olds, by then you should be smart enough to be able to know how to recreationally use a drug, and if youre not, good riddance. and if was found giving hard shit to kids, severe punishment must be inflicted.

[suhl]

actually i just looked it up again, it is considered as addictive as nicotine. nonetheless i will blame the person not the drug in 90% of cases. unless someone physically restrains you and forces you to do a drug, it is your choice. i dont believe in peer pressure, but i do believe in weak willed pussies trying to fit in

[Oneironaut]

Why only 90%? I doubt 10% are cases where somebody was forced to take the drug against their will. If you consciously do a drug, you are responsible for all your behavior while on the drug. End of story.

[eddievanzant]

I hear about people getting ten plus years for what seems to be no crime at all, but I'm just having a hard time believing it.

[daima]

First of all...All drugs can't be legal. Marijuana is the only other drug that isn't legal that should be legal. Everything else is to easy to abuse, people would be tripping balls and try to drive to McDonalds. Dont try to tell me that they wont because people are retarded and someone will.

Its just dumb to even say that drugs that can make you flip out and think everyone is agaisnt you and you end up killing someone.......it would defiantly happen. I agree that people should be able to take whatever they want, whenever they want but some people wouldnt be able to handle it, and then when someone dies for the reason i said earlier people would realize and be like "fuck, we made a mistake" and then they would make everything illegal and then crime would rocket.......etc it would just keep happenig like that

Caffeine kills more americans every year that illegal drugs do. We feed it to our kids(not me), its in soda pop, etc etc. Illegal drugs wouldnt kill the number of people they do kill(about 3400 per year), if they were legal, and the supply to our addicted brothers and sisters were made safely.
Education is the answer. And the freedom to have open discussions without those who are against the phoney war on drugs be targeted as"druggie defenders", and have that spill over into our childrens lives/edication.
An example of that would be.."did you hear about dai*ma? he is for legalizing drugs, we better go save his family from him and his liberal drug friends" and th cops show up, the DARE program is interviewing my kids, etc etc. It's a witch hunt. Dont buy into it.:thumbsup:

dai*ma

[Lily420]

Legalize it, don't criticize it.
Legalize it, and I will advertize it.

-SUBLIME

[kbrbudhead]

Frank Zappa, someone who didnt use drugs but supported legalization tells it like this;

"Tax the churches; make them pay their way; Legalize all drugs and tax them, legalize prostitution and tax that, legalize gambling and tax that. Now if that isnt an answer to the national debt i dont know what is"
Heres my take on it.

Legalize all drugs, since marijuana is the least harmful and most helpful make it available like alcohol and tobacco are today. Sell it in gas stations, conveinence stores, walmart etc. Of course, the age restrictions and limitations would be imposed because this is america and even though you can be 17 and join the army you cant be 18 to get a drink. So the age limit should be 19 IMO.
As for other drugs I would legalize crack/cocaine and heroin and meth only for doctor perscription in controlled amounts. Reducing the doses would most likely be effective in weening addicts from these drugs. Psychoactives like acid shrooms and mescaline should be legalized but sold strictly in designated shops. Sell it in head shops but instead of having the "waterpipe" section off limits put that out front since grass would be legal and make the limited section for the psychoactives.

Also i beleive that if marjuana is legalized that the number of alcoholics and tobacco users will drop considerably because something far better will be available. I only drink beer when im out of weed. I hate drinking. I did it alot when i was in high school but when i hit 20-21 i had maybe a beer or two a month.

PLUS, we all know how well the new taxing will take care of the current deficit. If we legalize marijuana completely, in every state by 2009, the deficit will be almost eliminated by the following year. The reason I say the following year is because there are a LOT of potheads in america. Pot is great!

Having said that, damn i wish i had some! anyone close to florence alabama got anything good? lemme know! lol
peace