The libertarian side of me understands the argument. Indeed, I remember long ago being shocked when Bill Buckley first called for drugs to be legalized. I carefully read his arguments.
In the end, my problem is that you can't answer the qustion of who will be responsible, bear the costs of legalizing drugs. Ir do you think that we can OK MJ, but still ban the other stuff..have you seen what crack has done to entire cities? And yes, despite your sttempt at humor...the overwhelming majority of kids first got exposed to drugs via MJ use..
Do you expect us to believe the if the federal government left control of drugs to the states, the legislature and citizens of your state would legalize crack? And do you really expect us to believe the majority of kids managed to get their hands on marijuana before they were able to get their hands on cigarettes and alcohol?
It’s not possible to have a serious discussion with someone who makes things up.
I lean toward legalizing or decriminalizing pot, but I can't see how they could do the same for most hard drugs and especially prescription narcotics.
Is the FDA going to approve meth? Will there be quality control on cocaine, heroin processing? How do you legalize oxycontin, etc? POT's a little different and much simpler.
...the overwhelming majority of kids first got exposed to drugs via MJ use..
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Only if you suggest that alcohol is not a drug. Alcohol is clearly the #1 gateway drug in America.