2007-01-25 00:36:16 · 11 answers · asked by damiraza 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
A FINE LINE BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET pot in the store instead of a drug dealer.
2007-01-25 01:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
If alcohol and cigarettes are legal, then of course soft drugs should be legalized.
Now, why aren't they legal you ask?
Well as you know, major alcohol and cigarettes manufactures are stationed in developed countries (Scotch in Scotland, Bourbon and many kinds of Whiskey in the US and Ireland, Vodka in Eastern Europe, Tequila in Mexico....Philip Morris in the US, Gitanes & Gauloise in France, Davidoff in Germany, BAT...not that Mexico and Moldova, for example are developed countries but major shareholders in manufacturing companies operating in such countries are from developed countries.
Keep in mind that usually shareholders in such industries are Lobbyists fighting law amendments that restrict the use of such substances worldwide, so yes pretty influential.
Now on the other hand, which are the countries better knows for cultivating and selling Drugs?
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Morroco...these countries are underdeveloped and hold Hard Drugs cartels, terrorists, Arms dealrs...
Which is responsible for higher mortality rates on a global scale is still debated to this day, however, the public opinion is driven by media, mostly owned or highly influenced by the lobbyists i mentioned above so it's useless to say Arms and Drugs.
Moreover, it's really clear that drug producing countries are politically opposed to US foreign policy and active in their opposition to the US. So if drugs were legalized in developed countries then US, France, UK...and other similar countries would simply become customers of Afghanistan, Pakistan and all others...Imagine the cash flow and money movement to Afghanistan for example, and the many uses that it can be used to fight opposing ideologies. Not to forget the drop in alcoholic beverages sales and cigarettes as soft drugs are substitutes to these kinds of commodities
Finally, you can conclude that, on a global scale; politics, Money, Lobbyists, Media, Ideologies and the international balance of power present today world and the potential shifting that it might happen as a result of soft drugs legalization, all combined are preventing legalization of Soft Drugs.
Cheers!
2007-01-25 05:25:33 · answer #2 · answered by Slay Specialist 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I firmly believe that if they legalized marijuana, and treated it just the same way as alchohol, they would free up the justice system to go after the other drugs and dealers. Think of how many illegal smokers there are in this country, and how much revenue the government would get in the sale and taxing of it...our country could actually run in the "black" for a change.
2007-01-25 00:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by boots 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No. We have a revolving-door justice system where thousands of drug dealers and users get only a slap-on-the-wrist sentence because of overcrowding. What I would do is to build a A LOT more prisons. It doesn't even have to be expensive...
Maricopa County, AZ is a model for the rest of the nation. Prior to the election of Sheriff Joe Arpaio in 1993, the prisoner population in Maricopa County Jail exceeded the maximum number of inmates allowed. Prisoners were routinely released from custody prior to completing their sentence due to the overcrowding. In a study conducted in 1993 it was estimated that construction of a new facility would cost approximately $70,000,000. Sheriff Arpaio, concerned about the cost of a new facility and reasoning that military tents were good enough for the men and women of the U.S. armed forces who fought in Operation Desert Storm, ordered that a Tent Jail be constructed utilizing inmate labor. It consisted of Korean War era tents donated by the U.S. Military, and a 50 ft. (15.4 meter) observation tower with a vacancy sign mounted on the front. The final cost of the project was approximately $100,000 and it is capable of housing over 2400 Inmates.
2007-01-25 00:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
yeap if you can drink alcohol & smoke ciggarettes you should have the right to other drugs. you will never kill the drug dealers when one goes down another is waiting to take his place. its a never ending cycle.
2007-01-25 00:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Either that or out law alchohol.
2007-01-25 01:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by planksheer 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes government have to,
I smoke pot and have not had any accident as yet,
unlike some friend I have who is drinking alot and driving,
Legelize IT!!
2007-01-25 00:49:14 · answer #7 · answered by Lionel W 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not at all. I am for executing drug dealers.
2007-01-25 00:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i think its a tough one. I'm for cannabis but not sure if i agree in its legalisation. too many abuse a good thing and i think it would eventually be overshadowed for those who need it for medicinal purposes.
and to nonalcoholic... ur an ***.
2007-01-25 00:47:15 · answer #9 · answered by Graycode 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
NO, go to rehab and talk about Jesus and AA.
2007-01-25 00:48:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋