Should drugs be legalized?

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Yes, you are right. The Aussie authorities oviously struggle with the English language and what it means. Decriminalisation should mean legasisation though.

I am a libritarian (cant spell it) so what do you thing .

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I just do not understand the War On Drugs *TM.

I understand it, but I don't understand it. Lots of money to be made keeping it illegal. But it has done so much more harm than it has done any good.

It should be a Heath Dept concern, not a criminal matter.

I voted yes.

Assuming proper regulation was in place (minimum age to purchase/consume, no driving whilst under the influence, the basics) I see no problem with letting someone put what they want in their bodies.

Prohibition didn't work with alcohol, and it hasn't worked with drugs. It simply brought in the criminal element and an increase in violence, an increase in prison population - for nonviolent crimes - as well as increasing the expense of law enforcement at all levels of government. And guess what? People still use drugs. All that expense is one big FAILURE.

I think if all drugs were legalized and even a portion of the money now spent enforcing them were put into free, voluntary addiction treatment programs, it would be a good thing. I doubt there would be any increase in use, and possibly no decrease either, but there would be a dramatic decrease in the costs involved to the taxpayer, and those who want help wouldn't be afraid to ask for it.

Aside from that I think marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and shouldn't be so stigmatized.

I do think, of course, that all intoxicating substances should be illegal to use when driving or by minors, and that employers have a right to expect employees to be sober on the job. But the whole criminalization of usage and sales has caused more trouble than it's worth.

Some people eat Ativans or Zanax by the handful or have a couple/few drinks, or both.. I don't drink much (2-3 drinks in a year) and I don't do pills, I've had 28 ativan in a bottle for the last 12 years, don't touch them (other than the two when I first got them). I have pill addiction and alcohol addiction in my family and I have been addicted to a couple of different things. Now all I ever touch is coffee, cigarettes (Ew) and the kind herb (and candy!! )

If I know I'm going to deal with lots of people or shopping in a busy place, I'll get baked (BF drives) before I go into where ever. Makes my life easier and I'm sure makes me more tolerable to be around. When I'm not baked and I go shopping with the BF, I go in, get what I want and get out in under 5 minutes if I can, speed walking etc. When I go in baked, I tend to actually shop, my short legged boyfriend can keep up with me... though I tend to rock/fidget more while waiting in line for the cashier. I try to absorb more of the conversations with the family, I actually try to jump in and I don't get as upset/flustered when the conversation takes a sharp left on me. Thoughts flow slower, more fluid. I don't massacre my verbal communication as bad. (have to check on that last one to be sure, I know just who to ask)

No physical addiction. I can quit whenever i wish, though admittedly I prefer not to, personal choice.

Should be completely legal for adults.

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I watched a programme on British T.V few years ago and apparently only 1% of the herion that comes into Scotland is actually seized by the police, makes you think is it really worth spending so much money trying to control it when it's obviously impossible. I'm wondering if this is the same for other drugs to and not just the heroin problem in Scotland
MDMA is not an addictive drug it's a party drug, is it not the individuals right to take it and have a good time regardless of the fact is could be harmful? There are many, many things that are extremely dangerous, much more than MDMA like rock climbing etc that are completely legal. It doesn't make sense to say "yeah you can climb that cliff with no ropes for an adrenalin rush" but then say "no you can't pop a pill and enjoy the effects".

I don't agree with drug use, but I don't think drastically inflating the price of drugs so cartels and private prison owners can make massive profits and turning drug users into a permanent criminal class that can redeem their selves and find work after serving their prison sentences is a sensible policy. If they legalized it, the price of drugs would fall, the quality would be cleaner, and the problems an addict faces wouldn't be exacerbated by them having to mortgage their house just to support their habit. If a dose of heroin was the same price as a beer or a cigarette, they wouldn't have to go rob someone for their fix.