Drugs legalized? Options

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Do you think drugz like marijuana, crack, coccaine, and other illegal drugz should become legal? Why or why not.

[*Kathleen*]

First, let me site an example. Amsterdam. I believe they have marijuana legalized there, and they arn't in a constant state of chaos or anything rivaling that. Canada is on it's way there if it plays it's cards right.

Europe has a higher crime rate than we do.

I never saw tobacco as a problem. Usually people that smoke it started in their youth. They started in their youth because it was the bad "cool" thing to do. They still do it because of the age restriction. I honestly can't see why people would do tobacco for any other reason, a cool long drag on a cig = sh!t taste.

I see tobacco as a problem because many Americans are dying today because they started back then when they didn't know any better. We don't know everything about these drugs now...With marijuana, yeah, you can't overdose, but what are some long-term affects? People don't just do it because of age restriction - they do it to "escape their problems". Haha. Anywho, even if we did legalize these drugs, young people would use them just as well because of age restrictions.

If someone's stupidly curious enough to try a hallucigin(sp?), they'll get there hands on it one way or another.

If it's legalized, it'll be like serving it to them on a golden platter.

I have a new argument, perhaps the legalization of drugs would put a stop to the drug wars running rampant through out the world. Less cartel killings, less gangs, less dirty money, less terrorists. The prices of drugs would go way down and any local company could start making it, so arguing that terrorists would still get money from drugs is wrong (me thinks).

How would it stop the drug wars? If we legalize it and make it cheaper, all of those that were illegally smuggling them, selling it pretty high for all those druggies out there, they'd be outraged!

Alcohol is legal and we arn't all drunk. Drugs may seem like they'd be a thing everyone would get into, but a year after its legalization people would see that there's really no point. The people that are druggies today will still be druggies after it's legalization, but they wont have to fight over the stuff or pay insane prices leading to murders and such.

Yes, but cases such as D.U.I. occur all the time. With more drugs out there, more accidents. So are you saying let's help the druggies? They're probably already poor enough that they wouldn't be able to pay for the legalized drugs. Besides, more drugs exposed to the public, more crime.

If we had a serious drug problem in the US (i.e. every little kid was itching to get there fix) i'd say no to drug legalization. But the point is just because it's easier to get doesn't mean that people who don't already like it will instantly be all over the stuff. The druggies will still be druggies, just no more support for crime lords and such. Is that too much of a stretch or does it kinda make sense?

What about those that are not doing drugs right now, but have doubts? What if they're too scared to be curious? Once they're legalized, they'll think, "Well...they're legal now...it should be okay..."