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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Invictus: [QB] No, the war against drugs is not working. IMO, the majority of currently illegal drugs should be legalized within the US. In fact, they should be legalized, taxed, and distributed by the govt. If such a thing were to happen we could stop wasting millions and millions of dollars on a "war" that we'll never win. As long as someone wants drugs, they'll have them. Why bother trying to fight it? If we legalized and taxed drugs, the revenue generated by the sale of drugs could be used for rehab. Anyone interested in breaking their habit could sign into a free drug rehab program. Most current govt drug rehab programs obviously don't work that well, since they don't, er, work. People go in, then go out, then get re-addicted. Private rehab places are too expensive for most people who are so addicted to drugs that they need rehab, anyway. Taxes from drugs would allow the govt to build good rehab centers. In fact, a program like this is already being used in Holland. Marijuana is TOTALLY legal there- you can buy it along with a cup of morning coffee. More "hard" drugs (cocaine, heroin etc) are illegal, but the police don't do drug busts and searches to try and arrest people for use. In general, you'll only be arrested for using ANY type of drugs if you cause a public disturbance (and most of these public disturbances generally involve alcohol :p ) Also, in Holland theres a lot of public awareness about drugs. There are stores where you can buy marijuana/psychadelic mushrooms, and be helped by someone who will tell you how to properly use the drug. The argument that I hear the most frequently against the legalization of drugs is that "drug users drag more than just themselves down- they also drag down people around them (when they steal to support their habit). More legalized drugs would be more users, which would mean more people being dragged down. " My reply to this argument is that the legalization of drugs would probably DECREASE the use of drugs. I would be willing to bet a lot of kids would never get started on drugs in the first place because it wouldn't make them look "cool." They would never get hooked, so they would never start, so they would never become addicts. As for people being dragged down by their addict friends: Isn't this already happening? :p The war against drugs isn't working, and I feel that its certainly time to give legalized drugs- marijuana at the least-a chance. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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