Hornburger
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I was wondering what everyone felt about the legalization of drugs.
By taxing and regulating drugs, we can get huuuge revenues. And do you know how much the war on drugs costs, home and abroad? It's not worth it! It's not that successful. Sure, crime may increase a little, but if they steal they would get thrown in jail. Put that extra money in prevention programs...we can use the excess money to further reduce crime, but how to do that is another topic altogether. These marijuana offenders are not serious threats to society...when they sit in jail all they do is eat up our tax dollars. I think marijuana is not a serious enough drug to be illegal, it is similar to the danger of cigarettes. Regulation of such drugs helps get rid of the black market somewhat, thus reducing the number of gangs and violent deaths. Therefore, some of the violence caused by the legalization of marijuana would be balanced by the reduction in the influence of gangs and violence they cause. Another thing...isn't a tad bit hypocritical letting people take cigarettes and alcohol, which studies show are much more harmful and cause many more deaths than marijuana? It is someone's choice to take a drug that isn't very dangerous to other people surrounding the drug user, as long as they don't cross the line and move into a life of theft and violence.
By taxing and regulating drugs, we can get huuuge revenues. And do you know how much the war on drugs costs, home and abroad? It's not worth it! It's not that successful. Sure, crime may increase a little, but if they steal they would get thrown in jail. Put that extra money in prevention programs...we can use the excess money to further reduce crime, but how to do that is another topic altogether. These marijuana offenders are not serious threats to society...when they sit in jail all they do is eat up our tax dollars. I think marijuana is not a serious enough drug to be illegal, it is similar to the danger of cigarettes. Regulation of such drugs helps get rid of the black market somewhat, thus reducing the number of gangs and violent deaths. Therefore, some of the violence caused by the legalization of marijuana would be balanced by the reduction in the influence of gangs and violence they cause. Another thing...isn't a tad bit hypocritical letting people take cigarettes and alcohol, which studies show are much more harmful and cause many more deaths than marijuana? It is someone's choice to take a drug that isn't very dangerous to other people surrounding the drug user, as long as they don't cross the line and move into a life of theft and violence.