I agree with you that meth dealers are scum. I don’t think that we should be executing meth dealers when they wouldn’t exist if there wasn’t a demand for their services. Meth, like heroin and crack, is one of those drugs where it is pretty much impossible to use it responsibly. I’ve never met a frequent heroin or meth user who wasn’t an addict. This is why marijuana is a good starting point, to show the puic that there are alternatives to the WOD.
Marijuana is quite different and should be treated differently, at least initially. The Founding Fathers would roll over in their graves at the thought of many modern aspects of American society, but the idea of the government criminalizing marijuana use and possession would have
horrified them, even though prohibition is constitutional at the state level. From my experience, most people use it responsibly, but even the irresponsible users are little threat to society. The drug is impossible to overdose on, unlike alcohol and virtually any other drug on the planet. because it’s a plant. Many users of it hold down jobs even in highly demanding fields like corporate law and finance. At least 75% of cartel profits come from marijuana simply because there are ten times as many users of it as there are of all other illegal drugs combined. Legalizing that drives a stake through the heart of cartels, and also makes it basically impossible for dealers to get marijuana users hooked on other, more dangerous substances. Ron Paul does have it right on this issue. Very few people would go out and use heroin tomorrow if it were legal. Very few people would use meth.
The founders of this country would be more appalled at the degraded animal-like immorality and irresponsibility of the general population.
I smoked mj and hashish for a few years but it was in the late 60s, stuff now is stronger. I also was an alcoholic as a teenager, and used a lot of LSD. A lot. Didn’t mess with other drugs other than by accident a couple of times.
I know first hand what drug use does to the mind and character, and have since known various drug users including daily mj users. Mj is of course not as physically or mentally damaging as for instance heroin or meth or cocaine, but it is still very damaging for regular users, and most people who use, wind up regular users. Drugs or alcohol abuse become the Master of a person’s life.
I have stated before and will again - I am in favor people being allowed to grow mj and poppies for personal use only. NO SELLING which includes no giving away which would be just a cover for selling.
Execute drug dealers, after one public caning, maybe.
Purchasers - public caning.
If people can’t grow it because they’re idiots - boo hoo. There are NO guarantees in life.
Drugs render people emotional idiots and they do indeed become damaged, whether they are CEOs or homeless street people. They become distant emotionally and daily drug use ruins their personal lives, sooner or later. Mj is not harmless as it is very bad for the lungs and the liver and messes up the mind and brain, no doubt about it.
THe entire Justice system is totally screwed up. Long prison sentences are also a very bad thing - capital crimes need to be increased and executions need to happen much sooner, no gazillions of appeals based on tricksterism. Most other crimes should be punished with public caning or heavy fines.
Major money saved from tax payers, and criminals will see th light. Public pain and public shame will do wonders and reduce recidivism like no one’s business.
A county DA agreed with me 10 years ago after I served on a grand jury for a few months. He said public canings would be the only thing that would change the revolving door criminals. It makes total sense.