lol Those aren't even valid comparisons. See the dismal example of the 1920s era alcohol prohibition. We are literally reliving it, only WORSE! There's a REASON why we should LEARN from history. I fully acknowledge that drugs are terrible, but if people want to do them, they are GOING to. By creating a black market, we artificially inflate prices, which exacerbates the problem from the perspective of the users. Then, you have all of the negative effects that accompany the black market. Not to mention our loss of freedoms as a result, and the MASSIVE amounts of money wasted on the efforts of the government to keep it all going.
There is nothing GOOD about this prohibition. It isn't helping anything. It's worse than the drug use itself.
Well said and absolutely correct.
Sure they are. You did not qualify anything. You said prohibition didn’t work. Perhaps you would like to clarify your original statement. Things and actions can be prohibited (and some things and actions should be). Some things are more difficult than others. I suspect drug prohibition has been a failure because very powerful people are behind keeping the drugs flowing.
I think all of those who make the case that the cartels will evaporate once drugs are legalized are naive beyond belief, btw. However, I’m not making the argument about whether or not pot should be legal It’s problematic either way because people, as a rule are stupid and short sighted.
I would be 100% for legalization if we could tighten up our criminal law, so that people caught doing real crimes were harshly punished, people driving under the influence were gotten off the roads and I was not on the hook to pay for rehab or medical care etc. Unfortunately when drugs are legalized (and I suspect pot and probably other things will be) it will just be another thing the rest of us will pay for in some way or another, which is why I am ambivalent.