Recreational Drug Use Legalization

[glatt]

I think drug users should not go to prison for using drugs. Doesn't matter if they are doing heroin or pot. Don't lock them up unless they are committing another crime.

I think pot is pretty benign, and should be legal but regulated, like booze and tobacco.

I'm not sure about dealers of "hard drugs." Heroin, crystal meth, etc. are very harmful to society, and the people who deal that shit are a problem.

[freshnesschronic]

Green is just awesome. That should be handed out at birthday parties, New Year's and Independence Day

Oh those fireworks would be fuckin' bossssss

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by glatt

I'm not sure about dealers of "hard drugs." Heroin, crystal meth, etc. are very harmful to society, and the people who deal that shit are a problem.

If it were legal, wouldn't that mitigate the problem with the dealers? Who would buy off the local street gang when they could stop and pick up a package at Target?

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

[i] think this is not a good thing, other then as I stated earlier I would support the decriminalization and taxation of Pot use. Have at it...

Why do you think pot is different from other illegal drugs?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Why do you think pot is different from other illegal drugs?

Because I see it as no less destructive than alcohol, which is already legal, and because I think it has a medical use component that is largely ignored by the government blinded by it illegal status.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by glatt

I think drug users should not go to prison for using drugs. Doesn't matter if they are doing heroin or pot. Don't lock them up unless they are committing another crime.

I think pot is pretty benign, and should be legal but regulated, like booze and tobacco.

I'm not sure about dealers of "hard drugs." Heroin, crystal meth, etc. are very harmful to society, and the people who deal that shit are a problem.

Yea, I agree, well about the pot thing. And here is the rub, since I work in health care I see first hand the damage other more serious drugs do to people, family, society at large. I could never agree to legalize the more hard core stuff and I still think they should be penalized and go to jail or some prison camp or something made just for drug offenders. The hard core drugs have a significant toll on our society.

Which brings us to "The War on Drugs". The only way to stem the tide is to decrease demand. But since that obviously has not worked worth a damm, than what?

[glatt]

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

If it were legal, wouldn't that mitigate the problem with the dealers? Who would buy off the local street gang when they could stop and pick up a package at Target?

Hard drugs are bad for 3 reasons.

1. The users: a.) They are obviously ruining their health and future, destroying their family, etc. b.) And they often resort to crime to support their habits.

2. The dealers: They bring violence into the drug trade.

If you legalize hard drugs, you will eliminate the dealer violence, but the user issues will still be there.