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| Naoko | May 2 2008, 08:53 PM |
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Wow. I really wasn't expecting that. I'd rather keep most drugs illegal, and also increase the penalty for DUI. Kthxbai. While I can understand that some people may prefer having the freedom to use certain drugs, as well as the fact that marijuana isn't a particularly harmful drug, I don't think legalization is a good idea at all. Obviously, legalizing things like cocaine and heroine... Bad idea. Seriously bad idea. I could understand MJ to an extent, but these are just crazy, for very obvious reasons. MJ, on the other hand, tends to lead into other drugs, like those drugs. Also bad. Lolly could vouch for me on this, I think. Alcohol and cigarettes already pose a huge problem in our society. Alcohol is different from other drugs, as it's one of the very very few that can be done in moderation without much negative consequence (and can even possibly have a positive consequence in moderation). Even so, it's caused a hell of a lot of problems. Legalizing drugs will only make them much more wide-spread. Once they're legalized, it's not likely to be possible to make them illegal again, unless you want another prohibition-type period. Not likely to be good. If they're more wide-spread, addiction will obviously become a lot more wide-spread. And getting addicted to these things is nothing like getting addicted to cigarettes. You try to get off cigarettes, you get irritable and want to eat constantly. You try to get off crack, you pretty much go crazy in a lot of ways. I don't recommend it. So basically, with the legalization of uber drugs like cocaine, what do we get? A lot more deaths caused by traffic accidents and overdoses, filled-up psych wards/rehab facilities/etc, and plenty of other problems. And honestly? I think legalizing a lot of these drugs would hurt our economy. |
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