05-09-2014, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by puckluck2
How is it hyperbole?
The government right now sells you cigarettes. You know that thing that causes cancer and leads to a horrible painful death? And they profit off of it. What's to stop them from profiting from cocaine? If you guys want to legalize it I see nothing stopping them from selling it at the 7-11.
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Yet we don't sell alcohol at 7-11, even though it's legal. Even though it's legal right now, I can't go buy a 26 of Gin at 7-11.
Where is your god now?
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05-09-2014, 12:33 PM
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#42
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Originally Posted by MarchHare
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LOL Citation is needed for every terrible opinion in this thread that making drugs legal will benefit society.
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05-09-2014, 12:34 PM
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#43
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Originally Posted by puckluck2
LOL Citation is needed for every terrible opinion in this thread that making drugs legal will benefit society.
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The citation is in the OP, you simpleton.
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05-09-2014, 12:35 PM
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#44
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Originally Posted by nik-
Yet we don't sell alcohol at 7-11, even though it's legal. Even though it's legal right now, I can't go buy a 26 of Gin at 7-11.
Where is your god now?
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They sell alcohol in the states at 7-11.
Where is your god now?
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05-09-2014, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rubecube
The citation is in the OP, you simpleton.
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Simpleton? Hahaha says the guy who wants to legalize Meth.
Congrats man, you're a real hero to society.
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05-09-2014, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by puckluck2
How is it hyperbole?
The government right now sells you cigarettes. You know that thing that causes cancer and leads to a horrible painful death? And they profit off of it. What's to stop them from profiting from cocaine? If you guys want to legalize it I see nothing stopping them from selling it at the 7-11.
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Except 5 nobel prize winning economists disagree.
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05-09-2014, 12:36 PM
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05-09-2014, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by puckluck2
How is it hyperbole?
The government right now sells you cigarettes. You know that thing that causes cancer and leads to a horrible painful death? And they profit off of it. What's to stop them from profiting from cocaine? If you guys want to legalize it I see nothing stopping them from selling it at the 7-11.
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Nobody in this thread is suggesting that cocaine (or meth or heroin) be legalized and sold by the government. Don't confuse that with the proposed legalization of marijuana. What we're proposing is that rather than spending billions of taxpayer dollars each year on the war on drugs (targeting the supply side of illicit substances), we instead spend a small fraction of that amount on harm reduction strategies that will improve the health and well-being of hard drug users with the ultimate goal of helping them beat their addiction (targeting the demand side of illicit substances).
Last edited by MarchHare; 05-09-2014 at 12:42 PM.
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05-09-2014, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by puckluck2
They sell alcohol in the states at 7-11.
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They chose to, no one forced them. We don't have to choose to sell drugs at 7-11 just like we chose not to sell alcohol.
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Johnny eats garbage and isn’t 100% committed.
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05-09-2014, 12:37 PM
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Except 5 nobel prize winning economists disagree.
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With respect, 2 Pucklucks disagree....
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05-09-2014, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by puckluck2
Simpleton? Hahaha says the guy who wants to legalize Meth.
Congrats man, you're a real hero to society.
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No, I just have a basic understanding of causation vs. correlation. That and I've actually read numerous academic articles and studies that compare North American drug policies to various European models. Seriously, did you even finish grade 12?
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05-09-2014, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
With respect, 2 Pucklucks disagree....
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As usual pinner...ok..ok..ok...undercoverbrother adds absolutely nothing to discussion.
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05-09-2014, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by puckluck2
As usual pinner...ok..ok..ok...undercoverbrother adds absolutely nothing to discussion.
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Actually, Doc, I am thinking about the topic before commenting.........give it a try sometime.
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05-09-2014, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Nobody in this thread is suggesting that cocaine (or meth or heroin) be legalized and sold by the government.
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I am for legalizing more than pot because I would like to see the government step in and regulate what is being added to heroin, cocaine, etc., stuff like levamisole which is actually more harmful than the drug itself.
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05-09-2014, 12:42 PM
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It's pretty funny how, despite so much goddamn research on the topic in the last 20 years, anti-intellectualism still runs rampant with regards to this issue because people can't understand that their logic is flawed.
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05-09-2014, 12:43 PM
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Actually, Doc, I am thinking about the topic before commenting.........give it a try sometime.
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That's why this is your 6th post in the thread 
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05-09-2014, 12:43 PM
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Even though legalized and government approved marijuana may cost more than buying illegally, I think you'll find people flocking to do safe and secure transactions. It's the exact same as going to a reputable store instead of buying from someones trunk. You pay a premium for peace of mind and a stable transaction. I'm not a drug user at all, but this just makes sense to me in the case of marijuana.
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05-09-2014, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by nik-
They chose to, no one forced them. We don't have to choose to sell drugs at 7-11 just like we chose not to sell alcohol.
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And no one forces 7-11 to sell cigarettes.
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05-09-2014, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
It's pretty funny how, despite so much goddamn research on the topic in the last 20 years, anti-intellectualism still runs rampant with regards to this issue because people can't understand that their logic is flawed.
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In the era of anti-vaxxers and climat change-denial, are we really that surprised? Although I do kind of forget that people like puckluck actually exist until they come crawling out the woodwork with their completely uninformed nonsense and then I realize why we're where we are.
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05-09-2014, 12:45 PM
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In the era of anti-vaxxers and climat change-denial, are we really that surprised? Although I do kind of forget that people like puckluck actually exist until they come crawling out the woodwork with their completely uninformed nonsense and then I realize why we're where we are.
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Yep, puckluck the monster for not wanting to legalize meth and heroine.
And you were complaining about hyperbole...
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