Originally posted by Darth Jello
Well if you look at societies that either legalize (and heavily tax) things like drugs and prostitution, use of those services goes down due to a lack of alluring stigma. Also it tends to rip the balls out of organized crime because even with the tax, a legitimate, regulated company is gonna charge a lot less for cocaine or a prostitute than a pimp or a columbian drug dealer. Plus you get the peace of mind in knowing that you're not shoving something cut with rat poison in your veins or rolling around with a disease-filled pus bag.
All excellent LOGICAL and factual based points. Shame that dumbass Americans and politicians can't see that. 😬
Originally posted by King Kandy
Hey there are a ton of things on the controlled substance act that aren't legitimately harmful imo. So I think a lot of them could stand to be legalized, and if they can be taxed, all the better.
I wouldn't go as far as to say they aren't harmful, but, yes, you're right. Alcohol is more harmful than many schedule II substances. However, alcoholic beverages are much more legal because of the social acceptance of it. If only the "health" laws were based on fact such as a level of harm caused, instead of the igrnoant ideas of the masses. Such is the fate of democracy type systems. lol