Should all drugs be legalized?

[Cancel 2016.2]

He means rehabilitation and treatment for overdoses.

The problem with his argument, which I am sure you agree, is that if a drug user needs rehab and treatment for overdoses and cannot afford it, we the taxpayers pay for that whether or not we ALSO pay for prison, courts, enforcement etc...

 

[wanderingbear]

Why?

For example, if it's unconstitutional (as one person claims) to prohibit the use of drugs, why would it be OK to ban selectively?

Because those drugs kill,while pot does not.

 

[Cancel 2016.2]

Just think of the savings if rape wasn't against the law.

again... Drugs: you do to yourself
RAPE/Murder: you do to SOMEONE ELSE

 

[Big Money]

Yup.

Link up to a quote of his that proves your claim, then.

In case you forgot, here's what you just asserted:

Ah, then he probably agrees with legislation...and attempts at legislation....to limit salt and transfats in food, the size of sugary drinks, control kids school lunches,etc, that extreme left-wing people propose so that we dont have the additional health costs associated with heart disease, diabetes, strokes, etc?

 

[Cancel 2016.2]

Because those drugs kill,while pot does not.

Alcohol and tobacco kill... yet they are legal. Both can also be addictive. Prohibition does not work. Regardless of how lethal something might be, people will get it if they want it and they will use it.

 

[Lorca]

Link up to a quote of his that proves your claim, then.

In case you forgot, here's what you just asserted:

It is an association of comparison for him to respond to...which he avoided. I cant make him answer.

Did you notice the question mark at the end of it?

How do you prove a question? (And then there's that pesky 'qualifier' in there too....'probably.')

 

[Big Money]

again... Drugs: you do to yourself RAPE/Murder: you do to SOMEONE ELSE

The point being made was saving the costs of cops, prison, and courts, not the identity of the victims wasn't it?

Let me refresh your memory:

If it wasnt against the law, you wouldnt have to pay for the cops, prisons, courts.

 

[wanderingbear]

Alcohol and tobacco kill... yet they are legal. Both can also be addictive. Prohibition does not work. Regardless of how lethal something might be, people will get it if they want it and they will use it.

Prohibition doesnt work,but how do you deal with something that is more poison than drug?

 

[Big Money]

It is an association of comparison for him to respond to...which he avoided. I cant make him answer.
Did you notice the question mark at the end of it? How do you prove a question? (And then there's that pesky 'qualifier' in there too....'probably.')

Yet when asked this question:

Did he say what you attempted to say he did, or not?

Your reply was:

Yup.

 

[Lorca]

Prohibition doesnt work,but how do you deal with something that is more poison than drug?

Unless people are forcing it on others, poisoning them, then it's their business. And most drugs that people 'use' are not poison. Otherwise they'd be dead.

 

[Lorca]

Your reply was:

Yup.

 

[Big Money]

Unless people are forcing it on others, poisoning them, then it's their business. And most drugs that people 'use' are not poison. Otherwise they'd be dead.

Does that mean we no longer need the FDA?

 

[Big Money]

But here in the real world... would you rather pay for their medical, rehab AND prison?

In the real world, don't we already pay for the medical, rehab AND prison of all incarcerated offenders, regardless of the nature of their crime?

 

[Lorca]

Does that mean we no longer need the FDA?

Perhaps someone else would like to explore that avenue with you. I do not in this thread.

If you are interested in that focus, please start another thread or look to others for responses. :-D

 

[SmarterthanYou]

Because those drugs kill,while pot does not.

irrelevant. it's not the governments job to prohibit you from injuring yourself.

 

[Big Money]

irrelevant. it's not the governments job to prohibit you from injuring yourself.

So helmet and seatbelt laws are also unconstitutional?

 

[Big Money]

Perhaps someone else would like to explore that avenue with you. I do not in this thread. If you are interested in that focus, please start another thread or look to others for responses. :-D

Yet it is my thread, in that I started it, and here you are...

 

[Big Money]

It's outlined in black and white beautifully in posts 52 and 54.

Link up and explain.

Thanks.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

So helmet and seatbelt laws are also unconstitutional?

correct. they are prior restraint laws implemented at the behest of the health insurance field to save them money.

 

[Lorca]

Yet it is my thread, in that I started it, and here you are...

No problem. Maybe someone else will answer your question then.