The War on Pot: America's $42 Billion Annual Boondoggle

[one...two...tree 2,762]

legalize it and the rest of the drugs

Communist!

Libertarian

Anarchist!

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

legalize it and the rest of the drugs

Sure. I mean what's wrong with a nice relaxing smoke of Crack?

Do you speak from experience?

I guess my irony needs work.

No.

It does.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

legalize it and the rest of the drugs

Sure. I mean what's wrong with a nice relaxing smoke of Crack?

Do you speak from experience?

I guess my irony needs work.

No.

It does.

Well quotes from joke videos aside (that was from the video BTW, from a UK sitcom called Peep Show) hows about you.

Do you speak from "experience" - or is that a bull$hit question to begin with?

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

legalize it and the rest of the drugs

Sure. I mean what's wrong with a nice relaxing smoke of Crack?

Do you speak from experience?

I guess my irony needs work.

No.

It does.

Well quotes from joke videos aside (that was from the video BTW, from a UK sitcom called Peep Show) hows about you.

Do you speak from "experience" - or is that a bull$hit question to begin with?

I just believe people should be able to put whatever they want in their own body. Whether it's crack or cool-aid.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

legalize it and the rest of the drugs

Sure. I mean what's wrong with a nice relaxing smoke of Crack?

Do you speak from experience?

I guess my irony needs work.

No.

It does.

Well quotes from joke videos aside (that was from the video BTW, from a UK sitcom called Peep Show) hows about you.

Do you speak from "experience" - or is that a bull$hit question to begin with?

I just believe people should be able to put whatever they want in their own body. Whether it's crack or cool-aid.

I'm in agreement with that. I don't think they should be criminalized for it. Throwing them into a prison is about the most expensive way to deal with addiction.

[Dan J 277]

legalize it and the rest of the drugs

Sure. I mean what's wrong with a nice relaxing smoke of Crack?

Do you speak from experience?

I guess my irony needs work.

No.

It does.

Well quotes from joke videos aside (that was from the video BTW, from a UK sitcom called Peep Show) hows about you.

Do you speak from "experience" - or is that a bull$hit question to begin with?

I just believe people should be able to put whatever they want in their own body. Whether it's crack or cool-aid.

I'm in agreement with that. I don't think they should be criminalized for it. Throwing them into a prison is about the most expensive way to deal with addiction.

But its not going to change, private prisons make too much money on drug offenders

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

legalize it and the rest of the drugs

Sure. I mean what's wrong with a nice relaxing smoke of Crack?

Do you speak from experience?

I guess my irony needs work.

No.

It does.

Well quotes from joke videos aside (that was from the video BTW, from a UK sitcom called Peep Show) hows about you.

Do you speak from "experience" - or is that a bull$hit question to begin with?

I just believe people should be able to put whatever they want in their own body. Whether it's crack or cool-aid.

I'm in agreement with that. I don't think they should be criminalized for it. Throwing them into a prison is about the most expensive way to deal with addiction.

Sure - up until you end up in jail for crimes committed out of addiction in pursuit of a fix - e.g. heroin addicts robbing people. I think there's plenty wrong with that to justify those substances being restricted, and out of the mainstream.

On balance - I'd say its not so much about the use of those substances, but about the social/criminal negatives that arise out of them.

After all, a few hundred years ago Britain managed to bankrupt China with opium imports from Afghanistan. It certainly was a destabilising influence on that particular society.

[garya505 2]

I have a better idea. Let's just start executing drug dealers.

[Dan J 277]

I have a better idea. Let's just start executing drug dealers.

Legalize drugs, the crime syndicates that supply the drugs go away, along with all of its associated crimes.

[natty bumppo 297]

i agree with you brother steve..just like homemade wine etc.

careful maybe someday E85 sniffin will be made illegal too ...

[one...two...tree 2,762]

legalize it and the rest of the drugs

Sure. I mean what's wrong with a nice relaxing smoke of Crack?

Do you speak from experience?

I guess my irony needs work.

No.

It does.

Well quotes from joke videos aside (that was from the video BTW, from a UK sitcom called Peep Show) hows about you.

Do you speak from "experience" - or is that a bull$hit question to begin with?

I just believe people should be able to put whatever they want in their own body. Whether it's crack or cool-aid.

I'm in agreement with that. I don't think they should be criminalized for it. Throwing them into a prison is about the most expensive way to deal with addiction.

Sure - up until you end up in jail for crimes committed out of addiction in pursuit of a fix - e.g. heroin addicts robbing people. I think there's plenty wrong with that to justify those substances being restricted, and out of the mainstream.

On balance - I'd say its not so much about the use of those substances, but about the social/criminal negatives that arise out of them.

After all, a few hundred years ago Britain managed to bankrupt China with opium imports from Afghanistan. It certainly was a destabilising influence on that particular society.

If the drugs were easily accessible and cheap, I don't see how the addiction would turn users to prostitution and other means outside the law to fund their addiction, unless you are suggesting that being under the influence encourages criminal behavior?

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

I have a better idea. Let's just start executing drug dealers.

Legalize drugs, the crime syndicates that supply the drugs go away, along with all of its associated crimes.

do you really believe that?

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

If the drugs were easily accessible and cheap, I don't see how the addiction would turn users to prostitution and other means outside the law to fund their addiction, unless you are suggesting that being under the influence encourages criminal behavior?

maybe they'll just be cheaper prostitutes

[Dan J 277]

I have a better idea. Let's just start executing drug dealers.

Legalize drugs, the crime syndicates that supply the drugs go away, along with all of its associated crimes.

do you really believe that?

I'm not saying all crime would go away, just the groups that produce and supply drugs, that or go legal. Right now drugs are sold with a huge profit margin. If its legalized, that profit margin will drop significantly. It will no longer be such a cash crop. Prices will go down for consumers too, so there may be less need to commit crimes to fund a drug habit.