[fourdeuce82d]

I think it would just be better to institute a harsh justice for drug dealers, death on conviction within a week of sentencing. Incarcerate the users long enough to detoxify them, then release them on lifelong probation with monthly testing. If they ever test positive again for the drugs, give them 5 years, and weekly testing after release. Next time they test positive, death penalty

I concur- but I would extend it to alchohol producers and consumers as well- 40% of all fatal car accidents, or about 16,000 deaths every year, or more people than are murdered (by both drug and non drug using people)are alchohol related.

Selfish people putting their own enjoyment about the well-being of their neighbors must be STOPPED.

Ya make booze, we kill ya. Ya drink it, we follow the plan you listed above.

[FreedomFlynnie]

I work for a wine and spirits manufacturer, but in a marketing capacity - none of our products are made in the same city, let alone the same office as mine, and I don't have any hand in their making. Do I get the death penalty, or can you just beat me until I promise to quit?

< /sarcasm >

The argument that an activity should be banned because a small fraction of its participants are irresponsible can be used against anything from cars to guns to airplanes to home-schooling. My understanding was that Americans aren't willing to trade "liberty for a little temporary safety." Google "Prohibition" and "Al Capone" for an example of why it doesn't work.