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Border violence pushes north
Shallow:
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--- Quote from: Bramsterdam on August 21, 2007, 10:03:04 PM ---However I don't agree about legalizing all drugs.
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You don't believe in personal freedom?
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People who want to use drugs as it is still do them and nothings stopping them.
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Exactly, so what's the point of prohibition in your mind? Do you enjoy the fact that all these lowlife criminals destroy towns and communities all over the world to ensure they get the money they get from drugs when they would all be put out of business in a matter of weeks if it became legal?
Bramsterdam (see ya):
--- Quote from: Shallow on August 23, 2007, 01:39:22 PM ---
--- Quote from: Bramsterdam on August 23, 2007, 11:12:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on August 22, 2007, 08:31:21 AM ---
--- Quote from: Bramsterdam on August 21, 2007, 10:03:04 PM ---However I don't agree about legalizing all drugs.
--- End quote ---
You don't believe in personal freedom?
--- End quote ---
People who want to use drugs as it is still do them and nothings stopping them.
--- End quote ---
Exactly, so what's the point of prohibition in your mind? Do you enjoy the fact that all these lowlife criminals destroy towns and communities all over the world to ensure they get the money they get from drugs when they would all be put out of business in a matter of weeks if it became legal?
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Legalizing it is going to make it easier for all these lowlife criminals to get drugs and do even more stupid shit while high as a kite. Say its legal, then its either going to be cheaper to buy, resulting in more use of it and more shit to deal with, or its going to be higher than on the street and sold by whatever companies or government, resulting in even more mass production by dealers and cultivators. Legalizing drugs is only going to make the world even more full of them, which is not a good idea. You know in Vancouver every 2 weeks they have ambulances or other medical vehicles to go around certain areas of town because of junkies getting their wellfare cheques and blowing them on heroin and other drugs resulting in them overdosing. Its only going to increase that number.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: Bramsterdam on August 24, 2007, 12:11:55 AM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on August 23, 2007, 01:39:22 PM ---
--- Quote from: Bramsterdam on August 23, 2007, 11:12:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: Shallow on August 22, 2007, 08:31:21 AM ---
--- Quote from: Bramsterdam on August 21, 2007, 10:03:04 PM ---However I don't agree about legalizing all drugs.
--- End quote ---
You don't believe in personal freedom?
--- End quote ---
People who want to use drugs as it is still do them and nothings stopping them.
--- End quote ---
Exactly, so what's the point of prohibition in your mind? Do you enjoy the fact that all these lowlife criminals destroy towns and communities all over the world to ensure they get the money they get from drugs when they would all be put out of business in a matter of weeks if it became legal?
--- End quote ---
Legalizing it is going to make it easier for all these lowlife criminals to get drugs and do even more stupid shit while high as a kite. Say its legal, then its either going to be cheaper to buy, resulting in more use of it and more shit to deal with, or its going to be higher than on the street and sold by whatever companies or government, resulting in even more mass production by dealers and cultivators. Legalizing drugs is only going to make the world even more full of them, which is not a good idea. You know in Vancouver every 2 weeks they have ambulances or other medical vehicles to go around certain areas of town because of junkies getting their wellfare cheques and blowing them on heroin and other drugs resulting in them overdosing. Its only going to increase that number.
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So be it. It's not my right to make sure other people take care of themselves. But here is what I think will happen if it is done this way. No way will the government legalize it with out guidelines, and most companies won't want to touch it right off the bat. The cigarette, liquor, and porn companies will. Most places that sell it will either be required or just want to have rooms where you can use it because using drugs on the street will be illegal. The drugs will be very clean as opposed to the street drugs and lower end drugs like crack may end up being passed on by more extreme now cheaper drugs. Prices will drop you can be sure of it. The current dealers and cultivators will disappear because the big businesses will take over. The street gangs will go broke and guns will now no longer be needed as much and will no longer be easily bought because the street income will go down. The appeal of the easy money street life will be gone. It will be illegal to serve someone that is already high and there will be an abundance of anti-drug and drug awareness programs paid for by the sin tax that will go along with this new industry. Ultimately, and it may take a couple generations, drugs will lose their taboo and be shown as the destructive forces they are and may people will stay away or atleast be reasonable with it. It won't go away ever but it will be as controlled as alcohol and the crime will all but cease to exist.
Bramsterdam (see ya):
Ok some good points but I still disagree with somethings, Alcohol is legal, but people still drive drunk as hell and manage to kill people. Legalizing all drugs is going to add on to that but with people driving high as a kite on heroin instead. I just don't agree, legalizing drugs will end up bringing more drugs everywhere. The only positive on legalizing drugs is for the big companies who sell them. To each his own I guess.
Shallow:
--- Quote from: Bramsterdam on August 24, 2007, 11:13:50 AM ---Ok some good points but I still disagree with somethings, Alcohol is legal, but people still drive drunk as hell and manage to kill people. Legalizing all drugs is going to add on to that but with people driving high as a kite on heroin instead. I just don't agree, legalizing drugs will end up bringing more drugs everywhere. The only positive on legalizing drugs is for the big companies who sell them. To each his own I guess.
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The other major positive is for black and latino communities all over the country that are destroyed because of the street drug trade. I agree it will lead to more drugs and I agree that people will drive high. Now I don't know what the effects are for a person under the influence of coke or heroin so I'll stop there and will not say it will add to vehicular homicides or not. The bottom line is that drugs would be legal but driving while high would not be, Maybe drug doing rooms where you leave your keys with a supervisor would be appropriate.
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