Question for the people who are for legalization of drugs?

Question

Pick a state where we can test your theory. Maybe California. We will legalize all drugs in that state. After 2 years we will evaluate the results and determine wether this is the direction America wants to go. They will no longer get back Federal tax dollars. The drug tax money you people keep touting should be enough to make up for the tax dollars lost and then some! You can use the tax money off of all drugs sold in the state for any programs you want. Anyone transporting drugs out of your state gets the death penalty. No questions, no matter the amount. Anyone selling to or allowing anyone under 21 to use drugs will receive 10 years minimum sentence. Could you live with this? Could you obey the ground rules? How long before California turned into s cesspool?
Comments and suggestions? Convince me!

Not just pot, all drugs! Why discriminate?

Gianna, if it is legal to put anything you want into your body like pot, the other people who use drugs should have the right to their drug of choice. I think this will give America a good look at what legalization will look like. It might just change the minds of some of us that are totally against legalization.

Dolen I know what the drug laws are. i know all about prohibition and i have seen the effects of meth in the 80's in california to the 2000's across the nation. There are a lot of things that are illegal, that go against what some think should not be.

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/whos_in_prison_for_marij/untangling_the_stats.pdf

Answer 1

I agree! California is a good place to start this; if we're going to thin out the herd by making drugs legal anywhere, that's the place to start.

Answer 2

the world keeps it's balance with population contol. it is still a world of survival of the fittest. i'm all for medevil tactics. we need to stop hiding behind excuses and accept responsiblity for our actions. an individual makes a choice to be a junkie. i come from a family of alcoholics, i drink very rarely. i just don't see the current bureaucrats making it legal, mainly because the cannot guarantee tax revenue due to the seed it produces. it is more profitable to police it being illegal than chase down lost tax revenue. you are the only one that can control your urges, making drugs illegal has not dampened drug use one bit, i mean if you can get drugs in prison, then the war on drugs is about as winnable as the war on terrorism!

Answer 3

No need to "pick a state".

Look around you and the answer is right there.

In the United States in 2007, well over 99.5% of in-demand drugs are already LEGAL.

And each is subject to varying levels of regulation (federal, state, county, local) with regard to production and distribution for commercial purposes.

The legal drugs run the gamut from low impact stimulants (caffeine, ephedrine) to pharmaceutical grade amphetamines.

Tranquilizers (Xanax etal), Sleep Aids (Ambien etal), Anti-Depressants, Anxiety drugs (Paxil etal)

Alcohol in all its many forms.

Tobacco

OTC analgesics, laxatives, topical anesthetics

Insulin, glucophage, heart pressure meds

Viagra, Cialis etal

and on and on and on

ONLY ABOUT a dozen truly in-demand drugs are deemed worthy of being left on the street with 100% of commercial production and distribution unregulated.

The question to ask those who say, "Well tell me what drugs you want to legalize?"

should be in return,

"How about you tell me which drugs should be ILLEGAL, given that this will force their production and commercial distribution onto the street and will instantly motivate dealers to market to minors and to recruit minors to help them sell?"

Which drugs do you want to place in the power of unmonitored criminals, gangs and foreign cartels?

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Answer 4

This is supposed to be a free country but it has the highest prison population in the whole world and half of them are in on victimless crimes, half of them are in on drug charges where the only person they hurt, if anybody at all, was themselves. I repeat, this is supposed to be a FREE country, that means people should be free. If using drugs is a mistake, the consequence is theirs to face. By making drugs illegal you drive up the cost and bring in organized crime. They learned zero from Prohibition, a nice enough idea but with disasteous consences.

Answer 5

help no, adverse to it no. I actually have little or no expertise of challenge nor does it pastime me sufficient. the component is what works in some countries would no longer continuously artwork in others. Alcohol turned right into a huge difficulty in this usa so it does no longer seem as illogical of banning some thing if it can make usa extra effective, a minimum of that become the purpose.

Answer 6

I say just pot. To legalize cocaine,heroine, and Meth is just plain stupid.

The reason to discriminate is because we are talking about different drugs that are more powerful than others. Marijuana is sold in its true form, cocaine, heroine, and Meth are chemically made( more room for error). I see pot smokers on many different levels functioning well in society. This cannot be said about crack heads, Heroin addicts, and meth abusers. I can see legalizing marijuana, I will deal with the stoners as in general they are mellow people. But to be faced with dealing with a junkie forget it!

Hey Non alcoholic2- I read your answer to a question asked a few hours ago( the question that prompted you to ask this one)
EVERYONE ANSWERING THIS QUESTION SHOULD READ HIS ANSWER FIRST!
The question is :Has the war on drugs really helped the drug problem in the U.S., or has it made it worse?
I think your answer speaks for your ignorance.