[E Rocc]

The drug business has a very distorting effect on a lot of businesses. For example, if the drug dealer owns a shoe store as a front, he can affort to sell his shoes cheaper and still make money.

When he sells the shoes cheaper, it drives the honest shoe stores out of business. Pretty soon, many business people have to become involved in the narcotics trade or go out of business.

This of course is one of the problems that legalization would fix rather quickly.

-Eric

[Snapple]

Thank you for posting a thought instead of a dumb joke.

Legalization?

How do you think this would affect my health insurance costs?

Do you think legalization would make it harder or easier for kids to get cocaine?

I am worried that legalization would make more addicts and I would have to pay the costs.

What does the research say?

[Snapple]

Here is a problem I see with legalizing drugs that was mentioned on another thread.

Many athletes are using drugs. The steroids are unhealthy, but athletes who use them have the advantage.

This tempts everyone to use the steroids.

I think athletes who use drugs should not be allowed to compete, but testing everyone is very expensive.

I think even high school kids get these steroids. Are we going to have constant drug tests for school children? Maybe even their dads get them the stuff.

Judy Garland was given drugs as a kid by her competitive mother, doctor and studio.

I don't want to see drugs legal, but perhaps more should be spent on treating people in prisons that have more of a hospital/rehabilitation setting.

Drugs are really messing kids up.

[Fishing-guy]

Legalization of drugs will only create more problems for the society. More drug addiction, more health problems, more stupid people who have fried their brains, etc...