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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Alcohol and cigarettes are addictive. Alcohol not as much as cigarette but, both are difficult to quite once you are addicted. That is why prohibition was doomed to fail. It didn't help that Canada was willing to smuggle booze in.
Obviously America has had the same problems with drugs on both borders. The difference is Canada also has a prohibition on the same drugs. The Mexican border needs to be secured for a variety of good reasons. Also, we have better technology today which wasn't present during prohibition. The fight is winable.
To answer your question I would love to see both outlawed but, I know no law works without the will of the of the people. You won't get Canadians and Americans supporting such an effort any time soon. They both are ingrained in our culture.
What you are suggesting is adding another vice for no better reason than adding more tax revenue. If legalized marijuana ever became as popular as beer imagine the increase in road accidents and work place accidents. Marijuana offers the user instant mental impairment. That might be good for the user if they got some life they want to waste but, it isn't for society in general and certainly those who have to deal with them.
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So basically what you're saying is that you want to rule and regulate the lives of private citizens and tell them what they can't and cannot do because you personally don't agree with smoking pot, or drinking....or other activities.
North Korea would welcome you with open arms. Perhaps you should move to a country that loves controlling their citizens.
Fact is that you're basically making #### up as you go. More work place accidents? Road accidents? Who the hell is talking about making it legal to smoke and drive? Nobody is saying it should be legal to smoke pot at work either. You 'facts' are based on what you personally have seen, and given your obvious personal opinion against pot or alcohol, your 'results' are extremely biased.
To me this is neither a health issue nor a mental issue. There are worse long-term side affects from eating fast food on a daily basis than there are from smoking pot on a daily basis. It is a freedom of choice issue. And if we live in a truly free society, people should be able to choose to do whatever the hell they want to do to their own bodies provided it does not harm someone else.