Rather than play word games, you would be a stronger debater by focusing on the issue, not personal questions or twisting my use of the word "drug" to mean all types of medications, illegal substances, alcohol and tobacco. The issue is legalization of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine and whatever else is the drug of the month. Do you support legalizing, controlling, and/or decriminalizing what drugs are now considered illegal?
Nonsense. No matter how many times you folks tell that lie, it's still nonsense. If it were true, alcohol and cigarettes would have the government stamp of approval. What childish BS.
Do you support legalizing, controlling, and/or decriminalizing what drugs are now considered illegal?
I support individual liberty and personal responsibility on all issues. Everywhere and always.
That includes RElegalizing all substances.
Which doesn't mean I think that their use is good or recommend it. Unlike most warriors, I have never used the substances you refer to so don't even go there.
Government intervention in substances which people desire has been the most colossal failure in history. It has flopped like the first prohibition. Anyone can get anything they want anytime they want. These substances are found quite readily in maximum security prisons.
Meanwhile, the WOD has ruined more lives, created more demand and debased the respect for the rule of law more than any other legislation. Not to mention, federal involvement is unconstitutional despite the nonsense spouted by many warriors here.
I did read the article--every single word. I strongly believe that drug use is just another symptom of a society looking for a quick and easy fix to what is going on in their lives.
Society took the "quick and easy fix" by criminalizing & prohibiting drugs beginning a hundred years ago. Prohibitions don't work.
Regulating access to drugs, just as we reasonably regulate booze, is the best we can do in a free republic.
Prohibitions are the the worse thing we can do ~against ~ our republic; they violate due process of law.
This whole thread started with a question of whether or not illegal drugs should be legalized and controlled by the government. I disagree with this premise.
'Bold' erroneous premise. Drugs were not "illegal" till government prohibitions. I disagree that prohibition is legal/constitutional.
I believe that the overwhelming majority of Americans do not use illegal substances daily, weekly or even monthly. Therefore, if the majority does not use illegal drugs, then this action is not normal or mainstream.
By legalizing illegal drugs, the government puts a stamp of approval on the use of these drugs.
By criminalizing and prohibiting drugs, the government in effect put a 'stamp of approval' on a black market in these drugs.
Rather than play word games, you would be a stronger debater by focusing on the issue, not personal questions or twisting my use of the word "drug" to mean all types of medications, illegal substances, alcohol and tobacco.
The ~issue~ is socalled "illegal" substances and the word games used to justify prohibitions on them.
The issue is legalization of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine and whatever else is the drug of the month. Do you support legalizing, controlling, and/or decriminalizing what drugs are now considered illegal?
I support the US Constitution, which does not empower any level of government to prohibit life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
Making & enforcing prohibitions [on drugs,- or any type of property ] violate due process. -- Reasonable regulations do not.