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Should all drugs be legal?
Whilst some drugs are more powerful and potentially harmful than others, does this truly give them the right to be banned? Should people be given the ability to do what they want with their bodies? But if they are allowed who sells them? Could it lead to an ineffecient workforce?
Yes, but there should still be restrictions when buying them. For example, hard drugs, you can only buy if you're in a job below a certain threshold, to protect the economy, or a job that has no potential to harm people. You should also not be able to take them unless in the supervision of the distribution centre, to prevent the rules from being used elsewhere.
Basically, you can do what you want, but not if you're going to mess things up for other people. Your body and your health is your responsibility, if people want to mess it up, then they can, but society as a whole has to be protected to some extent from the negative implications.
Ouch... someone down voted without leaving a reply- that's harsh. Down voting is without a reply is just mean :P
No one should permanently destroy the efficiency level of someone's account without answering with a viable argument. It just shows how angry people get when they disagree with someone and start going on a down-voting trolling spree. I have a sneaking suspicion that the culprit may be ... rubiksking... he/ or she does have a knack for down voting- even if the other end doesn't do the same...
Yes: -So does alcohol and tobacco(Alcohol mimicks the disorientation and tobacco is the equivalent [if not worse] of the bodily harm to the smoker and lets not forget 2nd hand)
-They should legalize it THEN tax it!
-Cuts down on crime
Personally, Im not going to do drugs or smoke or drink (i think it is stupid to harm your body) BUT are drugs really as bad as they make it out to be? Would the world REALLY go crazy if it was legalized?
I support this view, but just don`t think that I am for drugs, I just want to tell that Forbidden fruit is sweet. I mean that if drugs be legal and everyone can use it without fear of being in prison, people will not have the great desire to do it, because such style of life will be normal and sooner it will not be cool; people will tired of drugs and they will try to create something new entertainments. But now all drugs are illegal, it seems to me that due to such rule, most of us want offend it.
yes, I believe all drugs should be legal. I am not one of the blindsighted people that say "people will make the right decision and know when and when not to buy what kind of drugs" I know people will take advantage of the situation but there should be, like others said, some restrictions. maybe you have to be of a certain age, have a stable income, or you just have to meet certain qualifications before you now have full access to many hard drugs.
I always thought that, by enjoying the protection and resources of society, you give some of your individual rights away. (Which some debaters, I know, will abhor the thought of.) And one of those rights was right to put yourself and others in great physical or emotional harm. Most banned drugs are banned for this reason; the enjoyment of taking the drug in personal freedom simply does not outweigh the collective societal costs.
i dont think they should be legal! people are already abusing drugs now by overdoses and dying from that too. so if it was legalized, the world would be worse than it is now! and trust me, the world is already in chaos! anyway, i dont think it should be legalized :)
All drugs should not be legal because a lot of people would be selling drugs and getting money. Drugs are not good for you and sometimes it can kill you if you overdue it.
All drugs should not be legal because a lot of people would be selling drugs and getting money. Drugs are not good for you and sometimes it can kill you if you overdue it.
You do realize that this is the main purpose of the healthcare industry...to sell drugs for a profit even though in large doses they can kill you.
You can die from anything and, unless you agree the Govt. should ban everything, it invalidates your point. + where would you draw the line? What is harmful but allowed?
What you said makes no sense. You're acting as if humans can't say yes to one thing and no to another. example: Is killing someone morally right? and should television be illegalized? see, these 2 statements have nothing to do with one another. (i'm refering to how you said that where would you draw the line on what's legal and what's not). We know that cocaine,meth,cannabis,tobacco,alcohol,ect. are all bad for your mental and/or physical health(yes i said cannabis is bad for your mental health, look it up). No drug(NO DRUG) is good for you, every drug is bad for you, thus, every drug should be illegalized(in my opinion that includes alcohol and tobacco)(it would help crime go down if truly nobody was on any type of drug whatsoever).
You say that these drugs should be based off the premise that they are bad for your physical and mental health, so I'm assuming you also agree that chocolate should be banned because that is bad for your health. And also violent video games because they can also affect your mental health. Your points don't add up. Also on the crime front, that is a big and unsupported statement to say that without drugs all crime will go down. Also caffeine is a drug, and you said get rid of drugs, so no more coffee, tea, red bull or even medical drugs which save lives! You obviously haven't thought this through as many drugs can be positive.
The main thing i'm talking about is Cannabis, and once more research is done, they're just gonna find more and more reasons that it is bad for you. Who in the world came up with the idea of Cannabis being a medicine, it confuses me(they must have been high). Video games and chocolate aren't even like cannabis, so i don't see how those compare(that would be like comparing cannabis to meth and cocaine...just cuz you legalize one doesn't mean that you have to legalize all of them right).
Cannabis is used for medical reasons as it helps relieve pain and what not. And you misunderstand where I am coming from... I agree that drugs are bad for you (I would never take them myself) but it should be a person's right to consume whatever they want as long as it doesn't hurt other people. Why should it be illegal for a human to smoke something when it is their own body! If they aren't hurting anybody (only themselves) it just doesn't make sense to ban it. And I personally think that there should be no cut off; if you cigarettes and alcohol are legal so should cannabis meth etc. be. Also banning it doesn't stop people from doing it.
You do realise that the vast majority of studies about marijuana prove it to better for you than cigarettes, and often alcohol even? To say that 'they're going to find out it's bad for you' is not only unsubstantiated, but unlikely.
You obviously don't know much about the topic then, cannabis, as a drug, relaxes you, and changes how the brain functions. To people with certain mental disorders, that can often cause them great amounts of constant pain or an inability to be involved in social situations, cannabis is so far the only method of, albeit temporarily, significantly reducing the effects of their disease. Its medical potential is irrefutable.
No, but you were the one that said that every drug is bad for you, thus, every drug should be illegalized. Drugs are the basis of most medical procedures, it's simply wrong to say that every drug is bad for you. Also, why stop at drugs? The point he was getting at was simply because something's bad for you is no reason to ban it, and he used chocolate as an example of something that is bad for you.
it would help crime go down if truly nobody was on any type of drug whatsoever
If that were to magically happen then yes it would, but what are the chances of that happening? Also are you really talking about every drug? or just the ones YOU don't like? Keep in mind that every drug would include caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol (which are currently legal purely for leisure use) as well as medicines which can save lives.
You argue for the side that thinks drugs should be illegal. Making something illegal causes more crime, freedoms reduce crime.
How do you suppose a country can make it to where “nobody was on any drug?” What would be more effective? Legislation? Or education?
I think it would be more effective to reduce laws than to take away a person’s liberty, people have historically shown to not take kindly to too much legislation; when they feel oppressed, they rise up against their oppressors. Laws should only keep people from infringing on other people’s liberties, not their own. In the case of drugs, I can see laws prohibiting the use of drugs while operating machinery or some other job where other’s lives and well being are in their hands, but if someone wants to go home and get blitzed, and it doesn’t affect anyone else, its nobody else’s business.
do you realize what you are saying? by saying ALL drugs are illegal you are saying tht they should not even be available for healthcare purposes. Yes there are exceptions, but if we werent able to buy some drugs we would die from disease
No, they should not. There is no reason why anyone should sell or take a drug like crystal meth. Selling should remain a criminal activity for hard drugs, but possession should be treated as a medical issue. Marijuana is on average as bad as alcohol, in some ways worse, but in other ways not as bad, it should be treated and regulated in the same way as alcohol. While I agree with certain legalisation, all advertising (including alcohol) should be completely banned.
How can you say there's no reason to take crystal meth? It makes you intensely happy, happier than you can or ever will be naturally. One of the ideas which I follow in life is to be as happy as I can for as much time as I can, I'm sure you follow a similar enough idea. I understand that for most people crystal meth does not benefit their lives in the long run, but it's categorically untrue to say that there's no reason to take it.
No because some drugs numb your senses and permit the use of bodily functions. Others create illusions so you lose your touch with reality. With the legalization of drugs comes a higher crime rate, lethargy, and illness. If you took drugs everyday, you might not see the use of education, thus causing a drop in successful businessmen/women and leading to a rapidly dying economy. If you took drugs in the military, we would most likely lose that battle/war.
No. People need to understand that drugs are what kill people. They aren't good if you over use them. You're just lowering you life span. I don't think people realize that. They need to.
It should be judged by a panel of doctors scientifically as to the pros and cons of each drug, and if enough health benefits can be found for each drug yes. The degree of legalization should also depend on the degree of safety.
I do not believe drugs should be legal because i believe that people do stupid stuff while on drugs which could lead to hurting, affecting other people. I also believe that if all drugs became legal there would be more people overdosing and it would be telling society that drugs are okay. Atleast if they remain illegal what will be taught is that they are not good. I do however agree Marijuana is not as harmful as alcohol and i do feel that Marijuana should be legalized. But, i have seen to many people do meth and ruin their lives along with their families lives!!
In the sense that people who wark at pharmacies are drug dealers, yes, but I think we both know I'm taking about your shady, street corner, black market kind of drug dealer, here.
Cannabis has been made legal for medical (not recreational) use in my state, and that alone has completely fucked the market for illegally purchased marijuana. Illegal drug dealers have either been driven out of business or have been forced to sell more of their product for less money to stay in business. If the status of marijuana was as such you could legally buy a pack of pre-rolled joints from 7-11, if you didn't need to have a medical license and didn't need to buy from a specific dispensary, I have no doubt this would be bad news for all the illegal pot dealers in my state. This holds true for all drugs.
When alcohol was prohibited in this country there was a huge spike in black market sales of alcohol. Now that alcohol is legal again, there is no reason for it to exist on the black market because people can buy mass-produced and regulated alcohol, usually for cheaper, from legal vendors.
You don't see shady street dealers dealing alcohol or cigarettes because those things are legal. So there is little to no market for illegally procured alcohol or cigarettes (except underage sales, but that's not quite the same thing). If marijuana or cocaine were legal people would buy them from stores, not from street dealers.
It depends on whether licenses are still required for certain drugs or not. Because the problem is those drugs usable to harm someone else instead of harm your own body, like date rape drugs, poisonous drugs, brainwashing drugs, etc. Yes you could make all drugs legal, but then you need multiple layers of strict licensing to make sure you don't have the creep down the street procuring horrible stuff for horrible purposes upon your own family.