I see a lot of bilge passed off as serious discussion on pot. No defense of its use as much as attempted justification.
The Libertarian in me says people should be entitled to act stupidly. The human inside me recognizes no problem is made better by adding pot to it...and that children deserve parents not stoned. The rational person in me says laissez faire only works if they alone bear the consequences of their stupidity. And drugs in general and pot use in particular is anything but a victimless crime.
Very far from victimless.
My position is anyone who wants to use for “medicine” or just to get stupid and crazy, should be allowed to grow mj or opium poppies, BUT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES. Therefore, small amount. ANY selling will get (ideally) public caning, second offense execution.
That would give the people who really, really want to use, the freedom to so, without infecting anyone else.
Exactly. Thank you.
1) Why did American Prohibition fail?
2) We've had an official "War on Drugs" for most, if not all, of my life, but the drugs we're at war with are now more popular than ever before. Why?
One observation:
Passing a law that cannot be enforced, or when it is enforced causes more problems than having no law at all, seems quite curious and there seem to be no logical reason for doing so.