No I said democrats would legalize drugs. It doesn't matter if they are legal or illegal, people are still going to do them. It's just that if the Dems make it legal even more people will do it. I'm fine with a few stoners, but damn if it was legal then no one would get anything done. Who'd make my tacos for me at Taco Bell? 😮💨
Also, you seem like a person who is in the political know. I'd like to know your opinion on my post in the feminist rights thread.
If I had my psych book handy I could look it up, but the chance of forming a psychological addiction to marijuana is very, very low -- you'd have to be smoking it constantly to get an addiction.
Nicotine, however, is HIGHLY addictive, and is very hard to break the addiction to.
But once again, THIS IS COMPLETELY OFF-TOPIC.
Originally posted by ShotgunWes
No I said democrats would legalize drugs. It doesn't matter if they are legal or illegal, people are still going to do them. It's just that if the Dems make it legal even more people will do it. I'm fine with a few stoners, but damn if it was legal then no one would get anything done. Who'd make my tacos for me at Taco Bell? 😮💨
If people will do it whether it's legal or illegal, WHY would you keep it illegal? It's true that people will continue using currently illegal drugs if they are legalized, but it's not true that for this reason we should keep them illegal. That makes no sense—police departments waste way too much time and money cracking down on the illegal drug trade, when everyone knows it's a battle that can't be won.
Also, if you could get recreational drugs from a licensed pharmacist, they would be much safer to use. There would be little to no risk of contamination, needles would be sterile, and people wouldn't be misinformed about what's safe and what's not. Most cases of death from "heroin overdose" are actually situations where the user took heroin in combination with alchohol or another drug, not wanting to overdose on the heroin itself... Cases like this would almost disappear if drug users were given the facts about the drug itself.
Drug-related violence would also drop significantly, because drugs would be less expensive. The underground drug trade would disappear, which could potentially put these ridiculously rich and powerful south american drug lords out of business.
The benefits would be enormous. Obviously you haven't thought this over or done any research, so please think next time you feel the need to spout irrelevant crap.
Well, four completely different books (all by different authors and publishers) wrong? Several times a day is NOT constantly, btw. And you're generalizing by saying that most pot smokers smoke several times a day, as you do not know most smokers you cannot make this claim and it have any credibility.
Originally posted by Darth Revan
If people will do it whether it's legal or illegal, WHY would you keep it illegal? It's true that people will continue using currently illegal drugs if they are legalized, but it's not true that for this reason we should keep them illegal. That makes no sense—police departments waste way too much time and money cracking down on the illegal drug trade, when everyone knows it's a battle that can't be won.Also, if you could get recreational drugs from a licensed pharmacist, they would be much safer to use. There would be little to no risk of contamination, needles would be sterile, and people wouldn't be misinformed about what's safe and what's not. Most cases of death from "heroin overdose" are actually situations where the user took heroin in combination with alchohol or another drug, not wanting to overdose on the heroin itself... Cases like this would almost disappear if drug users were given the facts about the drug itself.
Drug-related violence would also drop significantly, because drugs would be less expensive. The underground drug trade would disappear, which could potentially put these ridiculously rich and powerful south american drug lords out of business.
The benefits would be enormous. Obviously you haven't thought this over or done any research, so please think next time you feel the need to spout irrelevant crap.
😄 see, you understand 😉