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I guess I'm willing to entertain the idea as an alternative, but it wouldn't be a solution. You trade one set of problems for another. Which set of problems would be worse? Or do we already have all those problems along with the problems of prohibition?

I don't see it happening though. Two very powerfull political groups oppose it. One is the people that oppose it on moral grounds. The other is the drug dealers and the politicians they pay off.

"Two very powerful political groups oppose it. One is the people that oppose it on moral grounds. The other is the drug dealers and the politicians they pay off."

Those that oppose legalization on moral grounds need to look more closely at the big picture. Are the consequences of our current laws doing more harm than good? The answer should be obvious. Holding hundreds of thousands of people in jail for victimless crimes while forcing the taxpayer to support them is ludicrous. The dealers and politicians are the real problem. Both groups maintain their power and profits by keeping these useless laws on the books.

It would be as good a solution as could be found. We can treat addicts like drunks...We have been dealing with drunks since the beginning of time. A lot of drunks and drug addicts(both legal and illegal) function quite well in society. We offer drunks the opportunity for counseling and all kinds of other help....they either function well, accept the counseling, or reject all the help available and live on the street. Addicts can be treated in the same manner.

When legalization is suggested, it is always assumed that everybody in the country will automatically become an addict the second legalization is passed. I do not know one person that would run right out and buy a joint or do a line of cocaine if it was legal. I bet you don't either. The fact is that nobody knows what would happen....it has never been tried. Some famous person said that the defination of insanity(or maybe stupidity or both) was doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results. The wod fits the bill here....doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results. How crazy is that?