Leagalise all druge yes or no?

Question

Would it be wrong to give everyone the complete known facts about all illegal drugs before either opening large compounds where those who wish to possibly become addicted and kill themselves could go or selling them taxed within stores?
Surely the population is adult enough to chose what to do? I may chose to drink or smoke but i have yet to rob any old people or a relative to fund my deadly habits.
Would giving those who choose to take "harder" drugs a place to go without prosecution be a negative thing?

MAybe i should explain a little better, I am in no way pro drugs, i have never taken any outside of those prescribed and alcohol. I simply suggest that in order to avoid having many cities turn into gang havens rife with guns and drugs move it into an area where they could carry on.
give them plenty of advice and opportunities to come off drugs should that be what they want and iff not give them safer areas in which to do it providing clean needles and a cheaper (but taxed) supply? If this is a bad idea or simply wrong then i freely admit to not knowing the answer to all of life's problems i just make suggestions.

Answer 1

drugs are seriously bad for you
one bad reaction to a pill can kill
one pint will hardly have any affect( in most people lol )

drug users create a huge problem for society. a high percentage of criminals are involed in drugs in one way shape or form.
mental health is a huge problem for most hard core drug users.
i not saying alcohol - drink are faultless, not at all in fact our streets are not safe after closing time most nights

however rather than throwing our hands up and saying we give up we cant cope or deal with you. we must continue to strive to help those affected by drugs, users and their friends/families.

we must not create a free for all society where anything goes.
we are adults and have choice but some people make the wrong choices.
laws protect people from criminals and by legalising drugs you are in a round about way legalisiing the actions of people in an altered state( much the same as drunk behaviour, sorry gov i didnt mean to run her over i was drunk etc)

making aware the facts of drugs is a great thing to do but what good does it do to a 15 yr old who dies due to bad reaction...many known cases.

drink and smoke are also addictive but the effects are medically researched and reported. they also do not not need criminal acts to fund.
the effect of drugs on mental health are totally incomplete and research is already showing links to schizoprenia and other mental illness'

lets hope that progress is made and we can combat all of societys ilness'
but meanwhile

dont give up trying

Answer 2

Drinking and smoking is very different from taking a hallucinogenic drug that alters your mind. That is the danger. Smoking only relaxes you somewhat. Drinking impairs your vision and speech, motor skills. The hard drugs impair your reasoning and sometimes people see things that aren't there. All of these things are bad for you but to legalize them would be a huge mistake. We already have more deaths from cigarettes and alcohol than we need. Legalizing drugs would increase that number. Some places in Europe have tried this and now the problem is growing at an alarming rate with abusers and young kids getting addicted. To solve the problem we need to get more strict on the users and pushers of drugs and more harsh on the countries supplying them. We have been too lax on drugs for a long time.

Answer 3

I'm not in favor of drug use, either, but as a general rule I think people should be left alone to do what they want so long as what they do does not bother anyone else. I see laws against drug use and prostitution to be very much like the laws we used to have against alcohol use. Not only did they not stop people from wanting to drink but they helped to create a whole new and illegal industry of bootleggers and the Mafia. The drug laws do the same thing, and moreover, we pour tons of money into intercepting them but I've read that 2/3 or more of them get into this country anyway. So it seems like a huge waste of money and effort.

I'm in favor of decriminalizing drug use and prostitution, provided that the government has a monopoly on the sale of the drugs and can ensure that they are as safe as possible and sold at a low price. This will force the drug cartels out of business, and reduce the need for addicts or other users to steal in order to feed their habits.

The long-term solution to drug use--like it has been with smoking--is community education and a change in attitudes.

Answer 4

Legalizing hard drugs is a terrible idea. The problem isn't that adults cannot make decisions for themselves, it is that once those decisions are made, innocent people are forced to suffer the repercussions. Smoking cigarettes and drinking beer are not comparable habits to crystal meth, crack, or heroin. I deal with drug addicts on a daily basis, and these are people who are willing to physically hurt their own family members in order to get high. In setting up "drug compounds," (a suggestion I've never heard,) you're advocating for a centralized location where all drug addicts can congregate. This is comparable to city projects, where all the poverty and crime are concentrated in a few blocks, and we've all seen how well that works out. The problem isn't that drugs are hard to obtain. They are in fact very easy to obtain, yet people still kill each other daily in drug-related incidents. Selling drugs at CVS doesn't fix that problem. The government could sell crack for 3 dollars, but there would still be dealers on the street selling better grade crack for 2 dollars.

The war on drugs has failed miserably, but legalization is not the answer.

Answer 5

I say why not? Your right. We each as an adult have the right to chose what to do with our own bodies. If you are not forcing it on another person I say its your life to screw up or make "perfect". They do it in Europe, "red zones." I think it would be a great idea, keep it in one place and area so that it doesnt spread all over. It would help keep good neighborhoods good. It may even help the value of homes. If there is no chance of a drug house moving in next door because everyone already knows where it is then people could chose to live around it or move. I mean its kinda what we do to prisoners only this would be a choice to live that kind of life. It may also help cut down on crime in places that are normally fine. Put it all in one place. This is an old theory though and I seriously doubt it will happen. People seem to want to keep "fixing" things the same old way. I guess they have the saying "if first you dont succeed try try again" backwards. I think it means try something new not try the same thing again.

Answer 6

I think a better way to look at it is to consider whether the prohibition is actually doing anything.

They're illegal, but people are doing them anyway. Even the people caught, tried, convicted, and incarcerated can get drugs in prison, we're not even stopping the ones we're catching. I haven't met any teenagers that would start using drugs if they were legalized. Given the widespread knowledge of the dangers of drug use and addiction, I don't think the punishment is an additional deterrent to people that simply think "It can't happen to me" anyway.

It's not working. It costs money. It's time to pull our "troops" out of the war on drugs.

Answer 7

Yes, definitely, take a big load off the police, clean up the drugs allowing more people to enjoy them safely, put criminals out of business, create revenue (the revenue from cigarettes is enough to pay for the nhs and the extra money from drugs would more than cover the extra burden from the very low percentage of people who go over the top with drugs). good all round i say.
some people have a lot to say about drugs then say "iv'e never taken drugs" oh really?

Answer 8

Drugs don't mix, Opium and alcohol together make you sick, injecting amphetamine into her arm or mixing it up in a legal alcho-pop will sizzle yer CNS, roofies in the hands of a hypnotist or sexual predator, super-cycle steroids, dried mushrooms on sale may contain orellatin or amanita-toxins, LSD jelly babies: so the line may have to be drawn somewhere to avoid chaos, which may suit some people.

Right now, the laws are punative and the chemicals are unlicensed for quality control. I am not sure why LSD is illegal?

Why can't I buy laudanum for a tummy bug?

English view

Answer 9

Well, yes - but I'm not quite sure that I agree with your reasoning.

People will always take drugs. Legalising and controlling them will at least put the drugs barons out of business.

Answer 10

if all drugs was legalized wouldnt that push more pressure onto teenagers just as drinking and smoking do most of us have tried drinking before we should have done so why let children get pressured into drugs which could kill them