- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Trump should end endless war on drugs?
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:12 pm to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:12 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
Dude. If drugs were legal and cheaper, it would be LESS likely for your scenario to exist.
What if demand goes up?
5
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:13 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:It is, sort of. I mean, people still make moonshine and sell it illegally.
Why isn't this true for liquor?
Of course, when you can buy a liter of Evan Willams or Popov for 10 bucks it kinda takes away the appeal to risk arrest (and lead poisoning) for getting your booze from a bootlegger.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:13 pm to BamaGradinTn
quote:
What he ABSOLUTELY should do is pound the ever-loving shite out of Kamala Harris
It’s been done. By numerous other guys.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:14 pm to ApexTiger
Legalizing marijuana and releasing everyone in jail for non-violent marijuana possession/distribution is the easiest political and policy win.
Leave it to the states how they want to tax it just like alcohol.
Treat adults like adults.
Leave it to the states how they want to tax it just like alcohol.
Treat adults like adults.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:14 pm to ApexTiger
quote:Then theoretically prices could go up in the immediate term. Longer-term, I would expect economies of industrial scale to take hold and drive prices ever lower.
What if demand goes up?
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:14 pm to ApexTiger
I think the nation's youth is plenty stupid already.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:15 pm to ApexTiger
quote:
What if demand goes up?
Then the free market would increase production.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:15 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
You posited that murder and/or stealing somehow ever constituted scenarios in which nobody else was hurt.
Sarcasm my friend, sarcasm to show how ridiculous the argument of how drugs don’t hurt anyone argument is. They destroy families whether they are legal or not. Yes alcohol, gambling and a bunch of other stuff not done in moderation does too. Why add one more that is addictive to everyone to the list?
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:15 pm to Redleg Guy
quote:
Let’s legalize murder and stealing also.
I said it ( drug habit or addiction) would be a crime if you impacted another person's rights.
All the homeless druggies would have to set up tents elsewhere...they impact the public...negativity
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:15 pm to FearlessFreep
quote:Bootlegging is at the margin and there is little to no illegal/violent gang activity supporting it.
It is, sort of. I mean, people still make moonshine and sell it illegally.
quote:Correct. The same types of economies of scale that would likely arise from legalization.
Of course, when you can buy a liter of Evan Willams or Popov for 10 bucks it kinda takes away the appeal to risk arrest (and lead poisoning) for getting your booze from a bootlegger.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:15 pm to ApexTiger
You really need to define what “the war on drugs” is that you want to end?
Complete legalization? Partial? Reduced federal funding? Abolishment of funding? Etc etc
Not being a smart A , to me it can just mean a lot of different things.
Complete legalization? Partial? Reduced federal funding? Abolishment of funding? Etc etc
Not being a smart A , to me it can just mean a lot of different things.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:15 pm to ApexTiger
quote:
What if demand goes up?
People who want drugs right now have absolutely no bar to getting them. Making it legal will simply eliminate the federal money gravy train that goes to local cities and state govt's.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:16 pm to Redleg Guy
quote:
Then the free market would increase production
What about the border wall?
Trump wanted it to stop drugs from hitting our streets.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:17 pm to NYNolaguy1
quote:
People who want drugs right now have absolutely no bar to getting them. Making it legal will simply eliminate the federal money gravy train that goes to local cities and state govt's.
Now convince me that addiction rates won’t sky rocket and be a detriment to society as a whole and I’ll listen.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:18 pm to Ramblin Wreck
quote:
They destroy families whether they are legal or not. Yes alcohol, gambling and a bunch of other stuff not done in moderation does too. Why add one more that is addictive to everyone to the list?
This board doesn’t care about the impact on society as a whole. Rugged individualism! Thinking about anything other than yourself is communism!
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:18 pm to Ramblin Wreck
quote:Your position that all drug use hurts people other than the user is untenable. There are literally millions of recreational marijuana users who are fully functioning adults merely enjoying a substance like alcohol.
Sarcasm my friend, sarcasm to show how ridiculous the argument of how drugs don’t hurt anyone argument is. They destroy families whether they are legal or not. Yes alcohol, gambling and a bunch of other stuff not done in moderation does too. Why add one more that is addictive to everyone to the list?
quote:OK. Psychedelics are not addictive and have known very positive benefits for users. What say you about those?
Why add one more that is addictive to everyone to the list?
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:21 pm to Caplewood
quote:Tell us more about the social engineering plans you have in other areas. Your implicit assumption is that, not only is government good at spotting problem areas, but it is also good and competent at using the violent force of government in order to manage to the desired outcome.
This board doesn’t care about the impact on society as a whole. Rugged individualism! Thinking about anything other than yourself is communism!
Know what you sound like?
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:21 pm to ApexTiger
There can't be real reform w/o ending drug prohibition, imo.
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:22 pm to Big Scrub TX
He doesn’t know a thing. He’s too stupid to reason with.
He probably thinks everyone who smokes a joint is some worthless homeless street junkie.
Much more likely is the professionals that deal with high stress jobs every day use it to unwind. Or the old gramma down the street gets her grandson to pick some up from someone he knows so she can bake cookies to help with the side effects from her chemo.
Are there loser potheads? Sure
But there are far more responsible people, at least away from the Left Coast
He probably thinks everyone who smokes a joint is some worthless homeless street junkie.
Much more likely is the professionals that deal with high stress jobs every day use it to unwind. Or the old gramma down the street gets her grandson to pick some up from someone he knows so she can bake cookies to help with the side effects from her chemo.
Are there loser potheads? Sure
But there are far more responsible people, at least away from the Left Coast
Posted on 9/25/20 at 3:23 pm to Ramblin Wreck
quote:
Yes alcohol, gambling and a bunch of other stuff not done in moderation does too. Why add one more that is addictive to everyone to the list?
None of those things you listed are the problem, it is when people combine them with an illegal act an individual does. Removing the medium because someone might do something illegal with them is the same argument for making guns illegal.
Can’t have alcohol, someone might drive drunk. Can’t have guns, someone might shoot someone.
This post was edited on 9/25/20 at 3:24 pm
Page 3 of 6
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News