"I still feel my points about narcotics having a propensity to hook people into addiction cycles much quicker than alcohol is an argument that has merit"
"You have yet to provide any evidence for your claim."
In one of my earlier posts I cited a reputable source that explained that crack is often so addictive that even one encounter with the substance can render some helpless against cravings for more.How often do you hear about someone developing alcohol cravings of this intensity after their first drink?
"By that logic, everything that's dangerous for children should be banned for adults---alcohol, knives, cars, .... "
Why are these things not banned then? Obviously a majority of the american people do not feel they should be illegal.A majority of the public must not feel strongly that drugs should be legalized or they would be excercising their free-speech rights and trying to get the laws changed.I am not talking about alcohol,knives and cars here,I am specifically talking about schedule 1 narcotics.
In one of my earlier posts I cited a reputable source that explained that crack is often so addictive that even one encounter with the substance can render some helpless against cravings for more.Your source did NOT say "often." This illustrates where your "intuitions" about drugs come from---vague statements hazily recalled and colored by your preconceptions.
"By that logic, everything that's dangerous for children should be banned for adults---alcohol, knives, cars, .... "
Why are these things not banned then?
Because your liberal "for the children" argument is bogus.
A majority of the public must not feel strongly that drugs should be legalized
No majority has the ethical authority to tell any adult what he can put in his own body.