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Old 04-26-2010, 02:04 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by LittleShug View Post

And don't get me started on legalizing drugs. That's just not an option. Look around. How many people do you know right now that use/abuse ANY illegal substance(s)? I bet you know several...we all do...you really want to make it easier for them to use? Really? Wow.
You know...people are going to use drugs regardless. How many people who don't use drugs do you know that say "wow, if it were legal I would TOTALLY do heroine ALL the fucking time!"? None, right?

People who use will use, and people who don't use won't use. Legalizing the stuff isn't going to make a spit of difference.

Let the crap get legalized. Let the government standardize it. Make the drugs themselves safer (ie - not cut with something really scary) and go all gung-ho about harm reduction so people can use the drugs more "safely". Sell the shit for cheaper than the dealers do - there won't be dealers any more once it's no longer profitable. Hell, legalizing it would curb a world of drug trade related violence. It'd make things safer for everybody involved, and even for those who are uninvolved. Christ, TAX the stuff.
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