Drugs - Do you think this would work better than current drug policy? Say Yes or No first, please.?

Question

1) Possession of drugs is illegal.
2) Being "under the influence" counts as possession of drugs.
3) Penalty for 1st offense is confiscation of 25% of offender's possessions.
Penalty for 2nd offense is confiscation of 50% of offender's possessions.
Penalty for 3rd offense is confiscation of 100% of offender's possessions and involuntary commitment to drug rehab.
4) Authorized drug manufacturers, hospitals, pharmacies and maybe doctor's offices are exempt locations. Manufacturer's personnel are permitted to transport drugs to other exempt locations under rigid controls. Documentation, etc. Exemption is revoked if non-prescribed drug usage occurs in these locations.
5) Persons who have been prescribed drugs are exempt for the prescribed drugs only, but must carry and be able to show prescription on demand. Prescription states any behavior-altering effects and may restrict patients' activities. If patient does those activities, exemption doesn't apply. See 3)
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6) Businesses possessing "drug licenses" (analogous to alcohol licenses) may possess drugs and sell the drugs to their customers for recreational on-site consumption, but must keep the customers on-site until the drugs wear off. Allowing intoxicated customers to leave is penalized by removal of drug license for fist offense, plus confiscation of business for second offense, plus confiscation of all business owners' possessions for third offense.
7) All income from penalties goes to drug rehab programs and MAY NOT be diverted to any other destination.

Answer 1

No. First of all, the restrictions we do have are hard enough for those with chronic pain from things like cancer and aids to have a hard time even getting their prescriptions filled. Doctors are scrutinized even if all their patients are terminal. Having to show proof of prescription is already a law and a pain for all people who have to take many medications several times a day as they have to keep several bottles of pills on their person all the time. To tell you the truth, I'm more for the last part because at least it allows for the logical response to a "problem" that we have had in society since before the Romans. The fact is that people are going to do drugs. They will do them if they are legal or if they are not. The thing that I think is obvious, but that doesn't come up much is that it's easier to get a bag of weed, coke, or meth if you're under 21 than it is to get alchohol. I think it makes more sense to make recreational drug use legal and tax it and enforce controls such as a minimum age, than to have a "war" on it that we will NEVER win.

Answer 2

I am libertarian on the subject. Although I think drugs are wrong because they give something else control over a person's mind, what business is it of yours (except for stealing, violence, drunk driving, etc.) whether anyone uses anything or not.

Besides, I know some who have fake reasons for their Medical Marijuana cards while others can't seem to find the right doctor to go along (no, I don't use anything at all except caffeine). So there is no fairness. Besides, you well know that people of color (and I'm white) usually get longer sentences, so that part would most likely remain unfair as well.

Why not improve the world by volunteering, and if you know of a friend into drugs, have them seek help. Do you realize how much the taxpayers of this country would save if certain (not all) drugs were de-criminalized. The only people who want them to stay that way are mis-guided people, the jail companies and the Mob (so the price can stay high). They tried making booze illegal and that's basically how the Mob got into power in the first place - prohibition never works. Instead of such harsh punishment you should be talking about the recent work the pharmaceutical company Aventis has done in developing weight loss/smoking medicines to "innoculate" a person against the addictive reactions of specific drugs. In fact it is entirely possible that soon they'll have a way to cure alcoholism by allowing the brain's receptors to not get "turned on" as much. The last I heard they already had one for cocaine, and that some judges in certain areas would be able to have the right to use that as "punishment".

Answer 3

No.
Drugs should be completely legal.
You have been conditioned by propaganda The war on drugs is simply a way for the biggest drug runners, the American government, to take total control, by eliminating the competition.

When all other conditions are right, such as getting rid of oppressive governments, then drugs will be used only very occasionally.
Pot is not a drug, it is a naturally growing herb, and occasional use can be of benefit in opening the mind.
Many other drugs have there use in the right place.

When governments start representing the people, instead of taking charge of people's lives, then most of today's problems, such as the mind control which has affected your judgment, will disappear

Answer 4

No. I don't believe this will work, any more than the so called "war on drugs" works. There is no war on drugs. We allow countries to send drugs over here, especially Mexico, because if we shut them down altogether their total economy, weak as it is already, would collapse, leaving the whole population jobless, shelterless, and without food, nor a way to get any. We would then have to open the borders to help these people, because they would not be able to help themselves at this point.
That's just one of the truths on the drug situation.

Answer 5

I am not going to participate in your high-school internet poll. Your ideas are ludicrous though. "Confiscate 100% of the person's posessions." What if the person is married with kids, genius?

Involuntary Rehab: You have clearly never been addicted to anything nor have known anyone who has been. No one escapes a serious addiction involuntarily.

The rest of your question ("post?") is filler and your highschool teacher will recognize it as such.

Answer 6

No.

You still have to catch people breaking the law.

All this would serve to do is put more innocent people in jail. Violate many laws already in place, and make the prices and thus the profitablity of drugs sky rocket.

The war on drugs is a war on citizens, not criminals or terrorists.

Answer 7

Possession of drugs are illegal, being under the influence counts as drug possession where I live. Drug rehabs do not work unless someone wants to be there. Doctors are the biggest dealers in the world, there is a catch that if the patient actually needs the drug you can be held accountable or if they did not need it the DEA can shut you down. We have a big drug population in this country and in other countries also, if we can get people to stop thinking it is cool to be high I think we can solve half the problem. Next if those that are prescribed drugs can get monthy drug screen at the hightest panel, to see what level of that drug is in them we can see if they are abusing and if they have added different drugs to their routine. They will complain about cost but we can try to bring cost down with a aggrement with the countries labs. All welfare customers should be required by law to take drug screens and if positive lose assistance, unless a valid medical condition exist. All illegal drugs brought into our borders should be shipped back to the country they came from with the person who brought them (after 1yr in the hole in prison). All possessions should be auctioned off to help fight drugs after 1st offense to help pay for drug screens and rehab cost. Manditory testing for all employees everywhere, fines given out to all employers of $1000 for evey one not tested and jail time for boss and employee on 2nd offense. Non-violent 1st time offenders should recieve 1yr for every offense in a prison that only houses non-violent offenders. All violent offenders go to a hard core prison with a drug program. All prisioners and staff tested every week with no notice, not even to the warden. All certified drug testers be tested with no notice. All paid by 1st offenders property auction. Remember there are no good drug addicts so why treat them as valued members of society. Drugs rob to much from one, its not worth the high, and I don't think my hard earned tax dollars should go to support drug addicts on welfare (not everyone on welfare is a drug addict). Believe me people you are not cool on drugs and no one takes you serious!!!! And stop trying to talk to us when we are testing you it is a dead give away, we are not there to be your buddy.

Answer 8

i do not desire the gov. completely out of my existence. yet certain, I do imagine they could legalize all drugs. except per chance rohypnol. and that i don't like countless the above those that stereotype drug clientele. There are to blame drug clientele that do not purely "sit on their butts all day". many human beings use drugs purely to help them of their on a daily basis lives. or purely to have exciting after an afternoon at artwork. drugs are incredible

Answer 9

Yes, but only because current drug policy is even MORE ludicrous. I think it would be better to legalize most drugs, tax the hell out of them, and be HONEST with the population about dangers/effects so they can make educated decisions for themselves.

But then again. . . I am a pot head.

Answer 10

No, it's way too complicated, and it would be impossible to regulate or enforce these suggestions. Sounds like Big Brother to the extreme!

Legalize all drugs, and if you want to be stupid on crack or addicted to alcohol etc., then you're in for a long ride to hell. But if you endanger someone's life as a result of your addiction, then you get put in the slammer for a very long time with no chance for parole.