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Drugs...
Not so much the illegal substances, but 'mind-alteringsubstances"...
Since the dawn of quasi-intellectual life (or however one prefers to define it), since the dinosaurs even, maybe, were aware of mind-altering substances (in the form of plants, usually), and used these as thus.
Animals, just like humans, like to flip out of their minds, every so often.
Considering this... drugs were around, and used, even in pre-Homo times, when we joyfully hopped trees still.
In a different manner of speaking, drugs predates the Homo, and has always been part of the Homo species.
All went well, there was free love, there was public nudity, there was groovy music, and there was... Nixon, codenamed "Der Party Pooper".
June, 1970, I believe it was, that Herr Party Pooper Nixon got the brilliant idea, to make our beloved past time fun into a prohibited product, for reasons which no one can comprehend.
Since the moment that this went into effect, it is estimated that around 1 trillion dollars was spend... without much to show for, in all truth.
But, we will go on, for was is all?
Now, imagine the next idea:
Legalize ALL drugs.
Have it made in special designed and made in factories.
The drugs would be of very high quality (so drug related deaths would be absolutely minimal), and it would be quality checked around the clock.
The drugs would be sold in either special made shops, or apothecaries.
The effects of this:
1) Drugs would be 'plentiful', thus cheap.
2) Drug Crime would because of this plummet to nigh zero percent, due to much lower prices.
3) Drugs can be tracked, abuse can be fairly easily detected and snuffed out.
4) Due to the high tracking, children will be largely protected from pushers.
5) Considering it is now "home-coocked" fun, brewed in a local happy factory, people have jobs, both in the factory as outside, since some drugs need several ingredients such as plants, which could be grown locally (I think).
6) Depending on what the price to make it would be, compared to the price it will sell for, the state might gain a bit money of off it.
7) The state would save out the yearly millions it spends on the war against crime.
8) The state would no longer have drug-officers in jeopardy battling crime lords and their minions.
9) The large drug lord houses will implode on themselves.
10) the high quality of the drugs will prevent many an accident from 'bad dope'.
XX) And who knows what else of benefits that might come with this.
Are there NEGATIVE side effects to such a system?
Probably, though I can't tell what these would be, in the short or long term.
TL/DR:
Legalizing drugs will cut down in drug war expenses, and drug war related deaths.
Drug Crime will virtually, if not entirely, vanish.
Less drug related accidents/deaths.
State has control and tracking of who, what, where.
Children mostly are now protected due to tracking.
Thoughts?
Not so much the illegal substances, but 'mind-alteringsubstances"...
Since the dawn of quasi-intellectual life (or however one prefers to define it), since the dinosaurs even, maybe, were aware of mind-altering substances (in the form of plants, usually), and used these as thus.
Animals, just like humans, like to flip out of their minds, every so often.
Considering this... drugs were around, and used, even in pre-Homo times, when we joyfully hopped trees still.
In a different manner of speaking, drugs predates the Homo, and has always been part of the Homo species.
All went well, there was free love, there was public nudity, there was groovy music, and there was... Nixon, codenamed "Der Party Pooper".
June, 1970, I believe it was, that Herr Party Pooper Nixon got the brilliant idea, to make our beloved past time fun into a prohibited product, for reasons which no one can comprehend.
Since the moment that this went into effect, it is estimated that around 1 trillion dollars was spend... without much to show for, in all truth.
But, we will go on, for was is all?
Now, imagine the next idea:
Legalize ALL drugs.
Have it made in special designed and made in factories.
The drugs would be of very high quality (so drug related deaths would be absolutely minimal), and it would be quality checked around the clock.
The drugs would be sold in either special made shops, or apothecaries.
The effects of this:
1) Drugs would be 'plentiful', thus cheap.
2) Drug Crime would because of this plummet to nigh zero percent, due to much lower prices.
3) Drugs can be tracked, abuse can be fairly easily detected and snuffed out.
4) Due to the high tracking, children will be largely protected from pushers.
5) Considering it is now "home-coocked" fun, brewed in a local happy factory, people have jobs, both in the factory as outside, since some drugs need several ingredients such as plants, which could be grown locally (I think).
6) Depending on what the price to make it would be, compared to the price it will sell for, the state might gain a bit money of off it.
7) The state would save out the yearly millions it spends on the war against crime.
8) The state would no longer have drug-officers in jeopardy battling crime lords and their minions.
9) The large drug lord houses will implode on themselves.
10) the high quality of the drugs will prevent many an accident from 'bad dope'.
XX) And who knows what else of benefits that might come with this.
Are there NEGATIVE side effects to such a system?
Probably, though I can't tell what these would be, in the short or long term.
TL/DR:
Legalizing drugs will cut down in drug war expenses, and drug war related deaths.
Drug Crime will virtually, if not entirely, vanish.
Less drug related accidents/deaths.
State has control and tracking of who, what, where.
Children mostly are now protected due to tracking.
Thoughts?
