420 Use and Health

[Roo]

No... by my logic: make a harmless, nonviolent personal choice legal to prevent the myriad violent crimes resulting from its prohibition. One only needs to look at alcohol prohibition during the 1920's to see my point -- prohibiting the sale and consumption of a product that 1/3 of Americans either currently use or have used in the past leads to dangerous criminal activity surrounding the supply and demand of said product. Suggesting that murder and marijuana use can be interchanged in my "equation" is absurd and I hope you agree with that.

Also, can a brother disagree with your statement without the 'you're an idiot' treatment? A friendly discussion doesn't need any "Wows" suggesting that my opinion is stupid as shit. I didn't put any of that in my response, nor did I put words in your mouth by employing a faulty and mocking extension of your logic. Just trying to further the discussion here. Hang on a sec while I unbunch my panties... thanks.

Edit: forgive me if I misread your tone. I'm always down for a friendly debate

[TheJanitor]

How does the strawman comment apply? His argument was making something illegal causes crime, since doing it would require breaking the law. It's just a friendly debate, why don't you add something to it instead of lame, overused expressions? You don't seem to understand the difference between a strawman and an equivalent argument you just happen to disagree with.

[deadohsky]

Prohibition of marijuana = more crime, since obtaining and using marijuana requires "criminal" activity. Packing prisons with marijuana offenders is a tremendous burden on both the correctional system and the tax payer. Violent crime cartels operate for the sole purpose of supplying it. Lots of crime follows on the coattails of drug dealers. You aren't interested in what would happen from a crime perspective if 50% of drug dealing was rendered obsolete? You don't see people getting shot over the buying and selling of alcohol...

Exactly, well said Roo.


I don't see legalization as condoning drug abuse. I see it as the government controlling one less aspect of life, kind of saying; you are an adult, you can make your own choice as to what you put into your body.

It shouldn't be as easily accessible as you put it, on the counter at Walgreens. It should be regulated similar to alcohol. There could be more addicts, but i'm not sure about that. As i've said before, I don't think that all that many people would just start doing drugs simply because they are legal. As far as the crime, if drugs aren't illegal, that would greatly reduce crime as it'd be a safer environment for those that are addicted, and there would hopefully be better programs to help those that are, hopefully reducing the number of actual addicts.

It's easier for kids these days to get weed or really any drug they want than it is for them to get alcohol. Your dealer isn't going to ask for ID.

[lxskllr]

So, by your logic, make everything legal, so there would be no crime? Wow.....

Prohibition of murder = more crime, since killing someone requires "criminal" activity.

You're kicking the shit out of that strawman. Leave some for the rest of us....

[TheJanitor]

Prohibition of marijuana = more crime, since obtaining and using marijuana requires "criminal" activity.

So, by your logic, make everything legal, so there would be no crime? Wow.....

Prohibition of murder = more crime, since killing someone requires "criminal" activity.