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Μολὼν λαβέ;1059539327 said:Compare the violence during prohibition and after alcohol was legalized again in the U.S.[/'b] I'm a pragmatist when it comes to drug use in the U.S. I think if the government legalizes marijuana and taxes it like they do alcohol, they increase tax revenue, stimulate the economy with increased jobs, and experience a sharp decline in crime related activities. It will also become much harder to acquire by those who are underage.
So it's like alcohol, if you don't partake in it's consumption, that's your business.
Even if this were true, the average pot smoker smokes less the 20 time the equivalent in tobacco. That pretty much takes care of that nonsense.
How many cigarettes can a person smoke and be safe from cancer?
1. People still do drugs.
2. We have empirical non-criminal models in other countries that have proven to be more effective for drug users and cheaper on the tax payers.
Really depends on genetics.
My family is full of heavy, life-long smokers. No cancer. No heart disease. No COPD. No emphysema.
On the other hand, I have a friend whose parents both died of smoking-related cancer in their early 60's.
So, the anti-smoking campaign of the Libbos is bull****?
I'm curious as to what proof we have that a society devoid of drugs is superior to one with drugs. And for any proof that someone could provide, I will counter with The Wall and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
We already have oral ingestion of THC. Dronabinol is a prescription drug that is THC. It's a controlled substance and may only be obtained via a prescription from a doctor and the dispensing/approval of a pharmacist. Nonetheless, it's a controlled substance and as such it should (and is) illegal to use without a prescription.
We already have oral ingestion of THC. Dronabinol is a prescription drug that is THC. It's a controlled substance and may only be obtained via a prescription from a doctor and the dispensing/approval of a pharmacist. Nonetheless, it's a controlled substance and as such it should (and is) illegal to use without a prescription.
In order to justify making a drug illegal, two conditions must be met
1) The drug must have life-endangering/damaging side effects even at standard doses, and/or be addictive to nearly anyone who uses it.
2) The prohibition against it needs to be enforceable.
Pot fails both these conditions.
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