http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070814/ap_on_el_st_lo/prohibition_vote
No one cares when they do it to marijuana. I'm assuming everyone cares when it's being done to your drug of choice: booze.
2007-08-14 06:42:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
LabGrrl: How many deaths are caused by alcohol each year? Now how many deaths are caused by marijuana?
2007-08-14 06:51:27 · update #1
It will never happen. Don't people learn that you cannot legislate morality?
Prohibition - Repealed due to flagrant failure to prevent alchohol
Drug Laws - Should be repealed for the same reasons
Anti-Abortion Laws - Repealed because people were doing it anyway, and killing themselves in the process.
Porno Laws - The internet...LOL
2007-08-14 06:48:52 · answer #1 · answered by UpChuck 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Moscow tried this a few months ago, to battle rampant alcoholism in that city. Know what happened? An epidemic of methanol poisoning from home-made vodka.
Really, we have TONS of sound historical examples of why prohibition doesn't work. Didn't these people take American History?
LabGrrl [LabNinja]:
I've read the research that you're referring to. The results have been widely misreported. The researchers concluded that there is a statistical correlation between marijuana use and schizophrenia. This should not be shocking to anyone. It's well-documented (and common sense) that mentally ill people are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol as a form of self-medication.
Saying that "Marijuana increases the percentage of people with schizophrenia" is a fallacy of false cause. It's like saying, "There is a strong correlation between wheelchair use and spinal cord injuries. Therefore, wheelchairs increase the percentage of people with spinal cord injuries."
2007-08-14 14:16:28 · answer #2 · answered by marbledog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a town as a majority wants to ban the sale of alcohol within the town limits that is fine with me as it is within their right to do so. I would probably move out of town. If you read further in the article it does say that the possession and consumption of alcohol would remain legal. If the town wants to limit their revenues to those not involving alcohol so be it. In terms of legislating religious beliefs, I would tell you that legislation is based on the opinions of those being legislated and that very often includes religious beliefs. Moral codes from religion have built the foundation for most legal codes throughout the history of the world. Personally I think that they should let the alcohol flow and those who would like to choose not to sell or consume alcohol should do that and let others make their own choices.
2007-08-14 14:01:22 · answer #3 · answered by Walk on the Ocean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smirk wrote "If you are against drinking DON'T DRINK! What makes you think you have some "God" given right to make these decisions for everyone else!?"
The problem is not just with those who are against it. The problem is with those who like it too much. When people can't make responsible decisions for themselves and end up killing someone in a drunk driving accident, that's when someone else has to make the decisions.
And what do you have against their voting on this? The majority rules...that's fair. That's why in this country we have the election process. Are you that scared the Christians might win?
2007-08-14 14:11:08 · answer #4 · answered by kaz716 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite part is at the end when someone said god will make up for the economic problems. lol When does god take care of economic problems? He doesn't even take care of the sick.
Theocracy is dangerous. I live in Salt Lake City and they would never go for that. (that's saying a lot) Utah is also a dry state.
Marijuana was made illegal out of racism. Another example of the government using propaganda to scare people into agreeing with them. Watch out....you might get "reefer madness."
(My dad is schizophrenic and smoking marijuana helps him.)
2007-08-14 13:54:23 · answer #5 · answered by alana 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes but do you know how many people die in drunk driving accidents a year, far more than any drug can produce.
The problem here is that people don't know how to drink responsibly. So on one hand I agree with a Prohibition, yet on the other if people would drink responibly, I would not have a problem with people drinking.
2007-08-14 14:01:11 · answer #6 · answered by Cookyduster 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marijuana increases the percentage of people with schizophrenia.
I used to be pro-legalization, then there was a series of research done by reputable people outside the Hearst-Murdoch grasp and now I'm against it....shrug.
Also-no second hand booze.
2007-08-14 13:48:44 · answer #7 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
actually it would be the VOTERS who are deciding. You see, voters and residents of particular states and or counties have the constitutional RIGHT to decide what kinds of things their environment should include. they have the RIGHT to vote out porn shops or bars or starbucks or wal mart etc....it's called the RIGHT to association. If you don't like that environment then you just move to a big city where everything that is anti-GOd country and family is A'otay!!!
2007-08-14 13:56:24 · answer #8 · answered by pissdownsatansback 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yep, another example of religion attempting to put everyone around them back into the dark ages.
2007-08-14 13:52:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I guess we could move to another country or start our own. I really don't like where this is going. Religious legislation scares the sh!t out of me.
Legalize weed now!
2007-08-14 13:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋