Legalized marijuana, just what we need.
Having worked as an investigator for a city attorney’s office and seeing how it works from the inside, legalize it and get rid of the legalized theft by government. You can’t get rid of it, far better to have it legal.
No we certainly don’t need more people using drugs.
This issue has been discussed a lot on Free Republic. And the opinions often trend towards a “libertarian” view; that the “war on drugs” is wasteful and non productive, and that marijuana use should be a matter of personal choice, just as alcohol is.
The discussion about whether marijuana use is harmful, tends to get buried by the “libertarian” argument that it should be a matter of personal choice, and/or a 10th amendment issue left up to each state to decide.
I feel I can see both broad arguments. I don’t think marijuana use is a good thing. I also have concerns about using law enforcement resources on non violent drug offenders.
So, how exactly should we view the issue? Should we be libertarian and say there should be no restrictions because it’s a matter of our own personal choice? Or should we have restrictions based on what is better for society?
People’s opinions seem to tie in, with what criteria they are using to view this issue.