Could you vote for a politician who wanted to decriminalize drugs?

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and you agreed with all other points of their platform?

Leah, I didn't say legalized, I said decriminalized. In other words, we wouldn't be sending people to jail for possession. And guess what, drugs are illegal now and your friend could still get LSD. Prohibition will not work and we have made criminals out of millions of hard working Americans.

Answer 1

As a conservative I think it should be a part of the Republican platform. The "war" on drugs has been going on since Johnson's administration...it has failed miserably.

Legalize them. Tax them.

That will put the drug cartels out of business to begin with. And it is not like the products now being illegal is keeping anyone who wants the product from getting it.

In Washington State all liquor stores are run by the State. If the Federal government did something of that sort with the "Drug" stores they could require ID with all purchases and then send that person educational information and perhaps health personnel to do occasional education house calls and check ups.

Best Regards.

Answer 2

One of my good friends did LSD in college. He had a "bad trip" and wound up on the other side of the country, on a beach, no food, clothing in tatters, with no idea how he got there or what he had been doing for 2 entire weeks. He will have "flashbacks" for the rest of his life. He will never be normal again. He was a straight A student, getting a degree in business. Now he lives in a group home for people who are mentally challenged.

I think drugs are dangerous and should not be legalized. That is my reason.

I feel strongly about this, and it would influence my vote. But if I agreed with ALL other points of their platform, I would have to think long and hard about it. I just don't know.

Edit: I know what he did was illegal and that it was all his fault. Bad decision. But does the criminalization act as a deterrant? I think it does.

Answer 3

HELL YES! Where do I sign?

The so called "war on drugs" is a load of crap. The only thing that criminalizing drugs accomplishes is it puts great power into the the hands of criminals. And funds the US, justice system, election campaigns.....etc.

The fat cats who run this country know full well what it's all about. They found out long ago when they experimented w/prohibition, that it was completely ineffective in protecting citizens. In fact, had quite the opposite effect. But it was so very profitable in other ways.

Answer 4

it makes sense... seeing as we are in a war on terror, and the government claims that millions of dollars from the drug trade in america are going to fund terrorist operations around the world.. so why not legalize the drugs? it would cut off a large chunk of the money going to terrorists, and at the same time we could cut our national debt down with the tax money being made on the sales of legal drugs, which would be cleaner and safer then the crap you get on the streets, assuming the drugs would have to be regulated by the fda like everything else..

besides, in the age of modern medicine, we've overturned the law of natural selection and the population is getting out of control. if people want to ruin their lifes and be addicted to crack or whatever thier poison of choice is, let them. its an alternative way to ween out the weakminded people and better the gene pool. its a radically progressive line of thinking, but effective nonetheless.

Answer 5

If it were for marijuana I think I could. So our criminal justice system could focus more the other illegal drug trades that clearly overshadows marijuana in terms other related crimes of the more “hard core” drug trade. But, they would have to show me how they would go about it before I would agree. Politicians can SAY anything...getting them to do it is a whole other matter.

Answer 6

I dont know? I am afraid the regulation of the sale of Narcotics would be worse than the "War On Drugs" we have now. I just want to open up drug camps where committed users who want to die that way can go and get it for free and live out the rest of thier miserable lives instead of running around the free world killing and stealing to get thier fix. Legalizing drugs wouldnt solve the problem unless they are free. People will still commit crimes to get thier fix.
Does anyone go to jail for using? I dont know anyone who has gone to jail just for using. Its the related criminal offenses that get you thrown in jail.

Answer 7

Why not?

If they're violent they'll stay in jail. If they stole, they'll stay in jail.

The rest of them haven't really done anything to harm you or I, so why should we pay big bucks to keep them locked up when they might otherwise be a normal productive member of society?

Answer 8

Definatley.

Any politician who doesn't want to decriminalize drugs is promoting criminal activity and could easily be called an accessory to murder and racketeering.

Answer 9

Yes, I refused to vote for either of the 2 main parties in our state's last senatorial election because both of them fully supported every aspect on the war on drugs.

The independent I voted for did not win, but he stood for what I stood for, and the lesser of the 2 evils (dem) won anyways.

Answer 10

yes, because they most likely would not get to decrimilize the drugs because of checks and balances...but bush got around that. besides i think some should be legal.