indra
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Soooo...let's talk about drugs.
I think that the "War on Drugs" is a major failure and should be scrapped. In it's place I'd like to see illegal drugs made legal (to adults), but their sale regulated (stores set up to properly handle the products and teach customers how to more safely use them). The drugs could be grown/processed/manufactured legally, which would reduce the amount of profits going to drug lords/terrorists and the like, and go instead to honest workers just trying to make a living. I'd also like to see much of the money now going to this "war" being used for drug education and treatment.
I don't think making currently illegal drugs legal would be a panacea, as some people would still become addicted, some would die of overdoses or other drug related causes, and there would still be drug related violence (but I do think that would be less as the legalization would lower the price of buying drugs and would also take away much of the danger inherent in illegal drug deals). I do think it would lessen the problems we as a society face from drug use, as the focus would shift from law enforcement to education and treatment, which I believe is much more proactive.
I think that the "War on Drugs" is a major failure and should be scrapped. In it's place I'd like to see illegal drugs made legal (to adults), but their sale regulated (stores set up to properly handle the products and teach customers how to more safely use them). The drugs could be grown/processed/manufactured legally, which would reduce the amount of profits going to drug lords/terrorists and the like, and go instead to honest workers just trying to make a living. I'd also like to see much of the money now going to this "war" being used for drug education and treatment.
I don't think making currently illegal drugs legal would be a panacea, as some people would still become addicted, some would die of overdoses or other drug related causes, and there would still be drug related violence (but I do think that would be less as the legalization would lower the price of buying drugs and would also take away much of the danger inherent in illegal drug deals). I do think it would lessen the problems we as a society face from drug use, as the focus would shift from law enforcement to education and treatment, which I believe is much more proactive.