Drug quandaries -

City-Journal ^ | November 21, 2oo5 | Theodore Dalrymple

[Cicero]

All these problems arise from the Dutch policy of tolerance toward drugs, pornography, euthanasia, and all the rest of the culture of death and nihilism. Once you have tolerated it for a period of years, it's very hard to get rid of it.

We noticed this general atmosphere in Holland at least 30 years ago, when we visited Amsterdam. So it's had a long time to grow deep roots.

Maybe it would have been better not to let this happen in the first place.

[commonasdirt]

And Oh how the europeans were lauded by the left for their progressive drug policies. looks like it is coming back to haunt them.

[gondramB]

Interesting...nothing at all in the debate about the legitimate powers of government or whether or not Pot is actually harmful... a very odd country.

[DJ Taylor]

Apparently it hasn't even occurred to the Dutch that they should lock up their criminals. If their criminals were in jail, they wouldn't be on the street drawing welfare and committing crimes.

[Fenris6]

Yup. There's a good reason China cracked down on Opium use. Turns all your worker bees into parasites.

[gcruse]

Haunt them? The article recognizes the status quo is a good thing. Just don't scare the horses, and we'll live with being unemployed and have a lower crime rate.

[gcruse]

You'd have loved American prohibition. Opium, booze, grass, it's all the same. Right?

[pageonetoo]

Apparently it hasn't even occurred to the Dutch that they should lock up their criminals.

Yep, that's the trick. Spend $k a month, to save a grand... Sound fiscal gumt policy, I'd say! /sarcasm

Smoking pot is criminal, because of people like you! Go drink another 12 pack...

[Fenris6]

Study some Chineese history before you play that card.

[gcruse]

Study a little pharmacology before equating marijuana to opium.

[DJ Taylor]

"Smoking pot is criminal, because of people like you! Go drink another 12 pack..."

It also appears that all of our criminals haven't been locked up as yet either, but we're working on it.

[Fielding]

Perhaps if the government provided free pot to known liberals, they would shut up.

[pageonetoo]

It also appears that all of our criminals haven't been locked up as yet either, but we're working on it.

Apparently you think there is something evil about wanting marijuana legal. Please educate me, with facts, that it is any worse than a bottle of scotch, or Limbaughs use of oxycontin, and should not be allowed for personal consumption (medical or recreational).

[Fenris6]

I didn't equate opium to marijuana.

[Fenris6]

Please educate me, with facts, that it is any worse than a bottle of scotch, or Limbaughs use of oxycontin, and should not be allowed for personal consumption (medical or recreational).

There's no way to track abuse. Show me a cheap way [like breath-a-lyzer] for cops to determine if you are under the influence. Until then, its stupid to legalize the drug.

[mc6809e]

Apparently it hasn't even occurred to the Dutch that they should lock up their criminals.

And it apparently doesn't occur to Americans, that, for all their "love of freedom", they still don't give people the freedom to smoke pot.

[mc6809e]

There's no way to track abuse. Show me a cheap way [like breath-a-lyzer] for cops to determine if you are under the influence. Until then, its stupid to legalize the drug.

There'd probably be fewer accidents with pot if people switched to that from alcohol.

[Fenris6]

And it apparently doesn't occur to Americans, that, for all their "love of freedom", they still don't give people the freedom to smoke pot

Or crack. Or cocaine.

[Bones75]

The problem is, if they are making money from growing, they aren't unemployed and shouldn't be getting money from their socialist nanny-government.