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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
So you want to legalize crack which is incredibly destructive both physically and mentally and Meth, and these other incredibly nasty drugs?
Yes you can make the argument that liquor and cigarettes are destructive but these drugs are far more addictive and destructive on a whole.
I can't think of a worse idea. I'm fine with legalizing grass as long as its regulated and taxed to the highest levels and taken out of the hands of the gangs.
But legalizing something like crack that addicts you and destroys you in the first use is kinda stupid.
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The thing about possibly legalizing drugs is that I would think people that don't/wouldn't do the drug now still wouldn't do it even if it were legalized. The fact that cocaine is illegal does not stop me from obtaining cocaine. The fact that I don't want to use cocaine stops be from obtaining cocaine.
Obviously there are many downsides to this proposition. You may get more people that TRY hard drugs just because they can walk into a store and buy it, but if its regulated you can also price it out of most peoples budgets. Obviously this doesn't matter to the addicts who will try to get it no matter what, but those people are here whether its legal or not. That may also lead to danger for clerks/owners who work at the shops selling it.
I'm not sure where I fall in this arguement. As a pretty regular pot smoker I actually am against legalization. Mostly because I can find it pretty much anywhere as it is and its much less expensive than it would be under government regulation, so my reasoning is quite selfish. I am of the opinion though that anything that is man-made should either be regulated by the government (ie prescription medicine), or be taken the Captain Crunch route. It may be a failry slippery slope, but maybe capital punishment is the way to go for drug-lords. I say drug-lords to mean the people who are funding/producing the drug. Not necessarily those selling it as I know sometimes dealers are just as desperate as the users.
I also don't understand what would posses someone to try something like this with all the information about it. "it'll make you want to kill others and/or yourself and basically cause the destruction of your entire life. That'll be $100". Sounds good! Maybe I just don't understand the addiction mentality.