[gaspar]

To answer your questions. Can you commit a crime by assaulting yourself: sure, viz., suicide, shooting up, etc. Can you defraud yourself? Sure, vote Libertarian. Can you press charges against yourself for damaging your property? No, but the police sure can, viz., arson.

In recorded history no civilization has ever opted for the legitimization and legalization of narcotics. Nonetheless, Libertarians reject the wisdom of the ages which underscores the idea that a drug that is harmful to one's intellect or to one's health is bad for the person and bad for society.

[Ken H]

In recorded history no civilization has ever opted for the legitimization and legalization of narcotics.

Are you sure about that?

[bc2]

suicide is the only possible exception to this model. Shooting up isn't a crime, unless you can force yourself to do something against your will. Arson is fraud, of course it's a crime. We already covered that one.

Cute comment about voting and fraud, but I would think it more accurate to label fraud as voting for "conservatives" who are socialist baby killing big government enthusiasts hell bent on undermining our Constitution.

No one is saying drugs aren't harmful. Alcohol, tobacco, perscription meds, these are all harmful. What we are seeing now is a remedy much worse than the initial problem: the drug war. Talk about rejecting the wisdom of the ages! Haven't we covered this issue once already in our recent history? And narcotics weren't illegal in America until 1914 with the Harrison Tax Act. Not an accurate history lesson but thanks for trying.

[jmc813]

In recorded history no civilization has ever opted for the legitimization and legalization of narcotics.

Completely false. The US did not have narcotics laws until the early 20th century.