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"If you wanna put the drug dealer out of business overnight, you legalize drugs."
I wish more people could understand that concept.
If you take away the drug dealers product, they can't make money. Drug related violence would go way down. The gangsters and druglords would be put out of business, since the market could be opened up to competition. Competition leads to lower prices. Lower prices is a win win for everyone. (even the government who could tax the drugs and create new revenue)
the concept has worked in the past.this is bizzare and a outragous concept it would never work
"If you wanna put the drug dealer out of business overnight, you legalize drugs."
I wish more people could understand that concept.
If you take away the drug dealers product, they can't make money. Drug related violence would go way down. The gangsters and druglords would be put out of business, since the market could be opened up to competition. Competition leads to lower prices. Lower prices is a win win for everyone. (even the government who could tax the drugs and create new revenue)
the concept has worked in the past.
read about the prohibition of alcohol. alcohol was banned in the US for 13 years. during the ban, the demand of alcohol never went down so people had to illegally buy alcohol from gangsters. the gangsters and bootleggers got rich. they bought guns and gained power. then in 1933 the government made alcohol legal again and all the gangsters lost their source of income.
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legal to illegal? I'm pretty sure the majority of mainstream recreational drugs have been legal at some point in America history. In fact, the majority were used for legit medicinal reasons.I believe this is because it went from being legal to illegal. As I have said before, I think this would show weakness on the part of the government. Of course crime would go down if it werent ILLEGAL to posess or do drugs but from my own personal ethical standpoint, I dont think this would be the right thing to do. I say this not to bash because I think it simply comes down to one's personal beliefs.
If drugs were legal, far more people would use them. The effects of many drugs are associated with domestic violence and abuse.
I disagree. If someone has a desire to use drugs, they are using them right now regardless of the laws. You assume there are people sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for drugs to become legal so they can rush out and pound some heroin into their veins?As long as drugs are illegal, less people will use them. Fact.
I believe this is because it went from being legal to illegal. As I have said before, I think this would show weakness on the part of the government. Of course crime would go down if it werent ILLEGAL to posess or do drugs but from my own personal ethical standpoint, I dont think this would be the right thing to do. I say this not to bash because I think it simply comes down to one's personal beliefs.
If drugs were legal, far more people would use them. The effects of many drugs are associated with domestic violence and abuse. As long as drugs are illegal, less people will use them. Fact.
The people in government are humans like us, and just because they have power to do things it shouldn't mean that they should tell us how to behave, what not to eat or take and how to live our lives, because they ain't better or smarter than most of us.
I belive government should only place someone in jail if they're a danger to those around them. If someone wants to do harm to them selves theres a thousand and one ways to do it, for example humans can get high by sniffing glue, so according to your logic the government should ban that too? and lets say the vid IS posted about people mixing shit and piss together and enhaling the gas released (even though it turned out to be bullshit, but lets say it was true), should the government tell people not to go to shit or piss anymore?
we all know that alot of people enjoy breaking the law, and they get a buzz from doing it. i belive if drugs were legal there would be less young people getting sucked into taking these things because of peer pressure, so that they look cool by breaking the law.
the only reason i belive these drugs are illegal is because legalising them would drive down the prices immensely, and since the CIA is involved in the trafficing of these drugs, why would they want the price to go down?
legal to illegal? I'm pretty sure the majority of mainstream recreational drugs have been legal at some point in America history. In fact, the majority were used for legit medicinal reasons.
It's not the government's responsibility to be your moral adviser and decide whats good and bad for you. All Americans should have the right to personal choice.
I disagree. If someone has a desire to use drugs, they are using them right now regardless of the laws. You assume there are people sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for drugs to become legal so they can rush out and pound some heroin into their veins?
You have to accept the fact that the drug laws in this country have done more harm than good.
No you are right, the governments responsibility is not to be anyones moral advicer and decide what is good or bad for you, hence, why smoking and greasy/sugary fast food is perfectly legal. however, when something represent a threat towards society as a whole, and lets face it, someone taking amphetamine does that, then its the governments responsibility to protect the society from that person, not just by waiting until he gets high, but trying to prevent him from getting hold on the drugs.
its basically the same as not being allowed to drive as fast as you want too or drinking and driving, i could feel like doing that, but that does not give me the right to endanger someone elses life just because i feel like being irresponsible. laws are there for a reason, to protect the people. and if drugs were to become legal, consumption would increase, that is a given. they would be morally accepted, and for alot of people that would be an incentive to use them. for alot of teens, drug use would suddenly be alot more attractive, im damn sure. there is a reason why alchohol is more widespread than drugs, they are legal, drugs are not.
i actually think that when people start sniffing poop and urine then that is a sign of successful drug policy
my problem with your logic is the fact that millions of people use very hard drugs every day. (both illegal and legal)......and the country has yet to implode with drug related chaos.No you are right, the governments responsibility is not to be anyones moral advicer and decide what is good or bad for you, hence, why smoking and greasy/sugary fast food is perfectly legal. however, when something represent a threat towards society as a whole, and lets face it, someone taking amphetamine does that, then its the governments responsibility to protect the society from that person, not just by waiting until he gets high, but trying to prevent him from getting hold on the drugs.
its basically the same as not being allowed to drive as fast as you want too or drinking and driving, i could feel like doing that, but that does not give me the right to endanger someone elses life just because i feel like being irresponsible. laws are there for a reason, to protect the people. and if drugs were to become legal, consumption would increase, that is a given. they would be morally accepted, and for alot of people that would be an incentive to use them. for alot of teens, drug use would suddenly be alot more attractive, im damn sure. there is a reason why alchohol is more widespread than drugs, they are legal, drugs are not.
i actually think that when people start sniffing poop and urine then that is a sign of successful drug policy
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its basically the same as not being allowed to drive as fast as you want too or drinking and driving, i could feel like doing that, but that does not give me the right to endanger someone elses life just because i feel like being irresponsible
No you are right, the governments responsibility is not to be anyones moral advicer and decide what is good or bad for you, hence, why smoking and greasy/sugary fast food is perfectly legal. however, when something represent a threat towards society as a whole, and lets face it, someone taking amphetamine does that, then its the governments responsibility to protect the society from that person, not just by waiting until he gets high, but trying to prevent him from getting hold on the drugs.