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Permalink Reply by Hope on January 20, 2011 at 5:25pm

I think drugs should be legalized for chemical scientists and medicinal use.

I would say also, the drug user himself is responsible for the consequences after all.

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Permalink Reply by Wassabi on January 20, 2011 at 6:10pm

i'm dead against drugs. but it isn't my call. they should be legal, if anything it would make them less appealing...

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Permalink Reply by Allen Sneed on January 20, 2011 at 6:23pm

what about penicillin? aspirin? anti-cancer medications? caffeine?

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Permalink Reply by Wassabi on January 20, 2011 at 6:30pm

it's funny how the english language uses the same word to describe heroin and asprin... i think we both know what i meant...

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Permalink Reply by Allen Sneed on January 22, 2011 at 11:36pm

not so sure there is a big difference between heroine and aspirin. heroine used to be used as a pain killer. morphine, a derivative, still is. aspirin is dangerous and kills thousands a year. what exactly is the difference besides legality? addiction? cheese is addicting and has opiates in it.

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Permalink Reply by Ben on January 20, 2011 at 7:43pm

Yes, they should be legal and taxed.

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Permalink Reply by Becca on January 20, 2011 at 8:27pm

I think pot should be legal for sure. I'm so tired of my tax dollars and police officers time going to bust people who just want to smoke up. I think it should be illegal to deal drugs like heroine and meth but I don't think those who are users of the drugs should be put in jail for using. I think we need to encourage those unfortunate enough to be addicted to a drug of any kind to seek help and not be afraid of being put in jail. From what I read on Adriana's link on the Dutch drug laws I think they would work well in the USA.

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Permalink Reply by Isaac on January 20, 2011 at 9:07pm

Hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin should be illegal. However, I think that we should allow the distribution of clean needles to the general public in order to prevent disease that is spread through drug addicts recycling their needles. I think they might do that in Holland, but I could be wrong. With softer drugs like marijuana, I think that they should be legalized for recreational use and they should be regulated and taxed. If marijuana were to ge legalized, whether or not I personally use would not change.

 

Medical marijuana is the biggest load of bullshit that I have ever seen. Yes, I understand that marijuana has some medicinal value and all, but the medical marijuana system is just a front for people to get legal weed. I have no disdain for those who abuse the system and have considered doing so myself, but I don't think that marijuana should be sold as a medicine. In real medicine, doctors prescribe a specific type of medication and give specific instructions of how to use it, how much to use, etc... With medical marijuana, when you get a prescription, the type of weed/type of consumption and the dosage are pretty much at the user's discretion. That's perfectly fine for a recreational substance, but that is problematic for a medical substance. There's also the very easy potential for abuse of the medical marijuana system, which detracts from people that are using marijuana for legitimate medical purposes. Any asshole can get a medical marijuana recommendation if they find the right doctor, which is easy, especially with the internet, even if there is nothing wrong with them. Because of that, medical marijuana has become just a front to get legal weed, even though weed is unfortunately illegal. Marijuana should be legalized for recreational use, but it should not be sold as a medicine. If this is done, people who actually need marijuana for medical purposes can freely buy it for that purpose and nobody has to abuse the system to get legal weed.

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Permalink Reply by Misty: Baytheist Living! on January 20, 2011 at 9:32pm

I cannot think of a single situation in the history of the world where there was a greater good to be had for society in general that could justify giving up the rights to privacy of our body.

Think about it. When has the danger to the human species been so grave that we were stripped of our most personal of personal rights? How did this happen?

Ancestors? 

You guys have a LOT to answer for. 

If there is one thing that is truly ours, it's the shell we operate in. 

It baffles my mind to think that our free and proud government has say so over what we do with it, as long as it is not hurting anyone else. 

I mean, that is the very definition of HUMAN RIGHTS. 

Holding dominance over the body of another... holding PHYSICAL DOMINANCE over another man, woman or child when they aren't directly or even indirectly harming another? Rules like that are nothing more than enforced morality. 

I cannot even put my head around the fact that someone else has more say so over what I put into, take out of and do with my own fucking flesh. 

I believe in the right to die (without burdening the tax payer.)

I believe in the right to a safe and legal abortion.

I believe in the right to donate or not donate my organs. (Even while currently in use.)

I believe in the right to eat, drink, smoke, fornicate and generally seek pleasure in any form I choose, as long as it does not harm another being. 

It's all one and the same. 

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Permalink Reply by Mo Trauen on January 20, 2011 at 10:36pm

Marijuana should definitely be legalized.  The others are more problematic.

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Permalink Reply by Troy C on January 20, 2011 at 11:43pm

I've never smoked pot, nor do I want to, but legalize it anyway.

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Permalink Reply by 3equ3cp1fsw0n on January 21, 2011 at 1:55am

I wonder what it would be like to be legally high on pot? Anybody reading this ever have the experience of being legally high on pot? What was it like? I'm very curious. Did it feel like "Hell yeah! This is great! Na na na na" or what? Did you like it too much? Did you feel like you could control your usage and not overuse? Does smoking pot legally take care of the parnoia problem a lot of people have when smoking pot?

 

 

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