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Originally Posted by Dion
I can't say for certain which is safer as i've never tried marijuana and don't plan too. That said i can understand why people see the govt as hypocritical in regards to say cigarettes or alcohol. They tried banning alcohol once during the prohabition era and had little success. They could try and do the same with cigarettes but it also would go underground. Other than higher taxes and limiting where people can smoke, i'm not sure what else the govt can do.
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Right... the government has had some big-time failures with banning alcohol in the 1930's, the black market was huge and millions in (potential) taxes were being siphoned away by organized crime. When they 're-legalized' liquor the black market (and the Capone-esque violence associated with it) dropped substantially. Why not apply these lessons to marijuana? There's a big black market with millions (billions?) being lost in tax dollars and instead going into the dealers pockets.
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Now for the govt to turn around and legalise another harnful product would only make them a bigger hippocrite.
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Having one mind-altering substance legal while another is illegal, for no apparent specific purpose or reasoning (reefer madness?) is hypocritical. Legalizing marijuana (like alcohol/tobacco) is not hypocritical, it is bringing marijuana enforcement in line with similar drugs.