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Edited by Diver2441: 5/30/2014 12:24:09 AM
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American drug policy

In America, drugs and drug policy are currently one of the biggest issues socially and politically. And with Colorado and Washington having legalized pot, and states like California and Oregon looking to follow soon, the topic has been thrust into the spotlight. So flood, what do you think about drugs and their legalization? Personally I support the legalization of all drugs. The 'war on drugs' has been a miserable failure, and an immense waste of money. Further it's created an entire class of nonviolent, victimless criminals, and diverted law enforcement away from much more important things. And when we look at Colorado, or the medical industries in stated like CA, it becomes obvious that we have nothing to lose, and all to gain.

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  • I would not use drugs if they were legal, but they probably should be legalized. While some may disagree with me, if you look at those in jail for drug-related offenses, they are inordinately black. And it isn't because they are more likely to use. Overcrowding is another huge issue.

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    • Let's legalize murder, -blam!-, kidnapping, and theft then [url]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515173507.htm[/url] If you're going to bring up Colorado then remember that traffic accidents have increased due to drivers being high on marijuana. Wonder how many kids playing in the street will be killed because of some jackass thinking they're cool for driving while under the influence

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      • i have no problem with the sale and use of marijuana. my problem is that there is no field test for sobriety for marijuana like there is for alcohol. marijuana does not effect people in a similar manner, nor is the level of intoxication relatively-linear like alcohol. one joint can affect two very similar people very differently. being so, if you test positive for marijuana while driving, you would have to be arrested for dui. until we have a better solution, i dont think it should be entirely legalized.

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        • Driving while high or drunk should be attempted murder.

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          • I think it was stupid to arrest and kill people over plants. The blind drone thinking started with the beginning of the drug war where people killed others over plants because the gov't said so.

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            • I don't see why we're pushing regulation on any substance of any sort. There are better things to be focused on.

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            • Marijuana has immense social and medical benefits. That's why it's illegal.

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              • Legalize it, and spend the money we used to enforce drug laws on educating people on the dangers of drug abuse of any kind.

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                • Yeah so then the stupid generation will all smoke weed. If you get caught with drugs beside alcohol you should go to jail for life

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                    Decriminalise possession and make it mandatory to attend rehab groups, distribution should remain illegal, certain ones *could* be used through official channels, such as hospitals allowing addicts to use safely as a part of the rehabilitation process. A smack head in a locked ward using clean needles is less of a threat to society than some tweaker using bathsalts and going full blown zombie. As for things like cannabis, it's at the point where people who want to use it will just wipe their arse with the law. Imprisoning everyone who does is futile, fining them is a bureaucratic nightmare and a waste of police time. I loathe the stuff and I hate people using it, but the logical reasons for keeping it restricted when things like Alcohol and Tobacco are not is... dumd. I'd love to see all forms of recreational drug usage removed from existence but ah well, we can all dream. If you need drugs to feel good, you should re-evaluate your life.

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                    • I am a fairly liberal person but I tend to lean more right when it comes to drug policy. I do not think people should serve jail time if they use drugs but I think they should be illegal for [i]recreational [/i]use and anyone who does so should have to take part in a rehabilitation program. If someone thinks the use of drugs only affects the person who is taking them, then I find the person who thinks that to be foolish. A drug user can affect many people around them in many negative ways. And even if it didn't, it still affects the user in many negative ways as well. I do not want to watch people throw away all their money and their lives for plants. I'm fine with medical use.

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                      • Your right, not to mention all the deaths, and killings related to drugs and the police.

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                        • I agree

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                          • Edited by Brad Pitt: 5/30/2014 1:51:45 AM
                            Hear hear! Stop prohibiting acid and crack and heroin from flooding out streets and protecting us from drugs government! We are adults. We know how to take meth responsibly. Stop infringing on our rights as citizens; to poison our bodies with whatever we feel like! Your war on drugs obviously isn't working, so the next logical conclusion is to let them take over. [spoiler]OP logic[/spoiler]

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                            • repoted 4 discussing illegal activity enjoy ur ban

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                              • Anyone?

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                                • Obviously.

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