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re: Question for the "legalize all drugs" crowd.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:31 pm to mindbreaker
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:31 pm to mindbreaker
You believe in universal health coverage?
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Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:32 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
Legalize it, but under gov't regulations just like alcohol and tobacco.
Cultivation, distributing, and consuming should be regulated.
Cultivation, distributing, and consuming should be regulated.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:33 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
Where do new heroine users come from?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:34 pm to Taurus
Why?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:34 pm to roadGator
Florida.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:34 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
You need not lie, bamasjw alter.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:37 pm to Taurus
quote:
Cultivation, distributing, and consuming should be regulated.
It’s a start, but better than we have now.
I’d have consumption only regulated, and that by testing only. Although I could see markets for controlled substances sold at government stores kinda like Canada sells tobacco.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:38 pm to Antonio Moss
quote:Where is this evidence?
there is evidence that decriminalization will decrease usage rates
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:38 pm to roadGator
How else do you explain this?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:39 pm to bhtigerfan
Let's start with legalization of marijuana as a first step. Regulate and tax it as we do alcohol.
Frankly, even if it was legal, I wouldn't smoke marijuana unless I had medical condition that marijuana had been proven to help. Even though the smoke from marijuana is supposed to be less damaging than smoke from tobacco, I prefer not to gunk-up my lungs with either.
I suppose THC in general would be legalized at the same time.
Let's see what happens after ten years of THC-marijuana legalization. If, as proponents say, overall drug abuse goes down then there might be other legalizations or de-criminalizations, down the pike. If, as opponents say, drug abuse and other drug related problems increase, the step needs to be rethought.
My prediction would be that there will be little change in either direction and both sides will have "studies" that prove they are correct.
Frankly, even if it was legal, I wouldn't smoke marijuana unless I had medical condition that marijuana had been proven to help. Even though the smoke from marijuana is supposed to be less damaging than smoke from tobacco, I prefer not to gunk-up my lungs with either.
I suppose THC in general would be legalized at the same time.
Let's see what happens after ten years of THC-marijuana legalization. If, as proponents say, overall drug abuse goes down then there might be other legalizations or de-criminalizations, down the pike. If, as opponents say, drug abuse and other drug related problems increase, the step needs to be rethought.
My prediction would be that there will be little change in either direction and both sides will have "studies" that prove they are correct.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:41 pm to bhtigerfan
I only support blanket legalization if it’s accompanied by abolition of welfare state
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:42 pm to bhtigerfan
I don’t care what people do to themselves of their own freewill. For over 100 years heroin was legal before the government decided it needed to tell people what to do and save them from themselves.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:48 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
quote:Read the article, I can't remember.
How long ago was that?
What's the leading cause of traffic fatalities in 2018?
But traffic fatalities increased in Colorado after legalization.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:50 pm to bhtigerfan
Which article?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:52 pm to bhtigerfan
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I'm not ready to see high school kids shooting up heroin. Are you?
That's quite the leap. There would still be age restrictions, like with anything else
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:53 pm to bhtigerfan
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Authorities say the numbers cannot be definitively linked to legalized pot
That one?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:55 pm to bhtigerfan
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But traffic fatalities increased in Colorado after legalization.
And so has the population. Legislating behavior never works. If a certain behavior only harms the person partaking in the behavior there should be no laws against possessing or using a substance in the privacy of one's home.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:57 pm to bhtigerfan
LINK
Correlation does not imply causation. Traffic fatalities are up across the US.
LINK
IMO distracted driving is the driving force here, but there are a number of factors. For marijuana, however, there is no empirical evidence that it has had any effect of driving accidents
ETA: Drunk driving, however, accounts for roughly 1 out of every 4 vehicular fatalities in the United States. Alcohol is very much legal.
Correlation does not imply causation. Traffic fatalities are up across the US.
LINK
IMO distracted driving is the driving force here, but there are a number of factors. For marijuana, however, there is no empirical evidence that it has had any effect of driving accidents
ETA: Drunk driving, however, accounts for roughly 1 out of every 4 vehicular fatalities in the United States. Alcohol is very much legal.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:57 pm to glassman
quote:
Legislating behavior never works
Well, that’s just not true.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:58 pm to bhtigerfan
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Where is this evidence?
I posted it in this thread
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