Pot(just as an example) is legalized and taxed, people look for more jobs in order to support their habit, more jobs are available as people gain wealth and eventually open their own business, and it propsers
Though with any standpoint there will be arguments -.-
Myself, I have popped smoked snorted shot drunk and licked just about every drug I could get my hands on during college, I don't think some drugs should be legalized due to the adverse effects on the mind and body but the lesser harmful have no reason to be illegal.
Pot(just as an example) is legalized and taxed, people look for more jobs in order to support their habit, more jobs are available as people gain wealth and eventually open their own business, and it propsers
Though with any standpoint there will be arguments -.-
Myself, I have popped smoked snorted shot drunk and licked just about every drug I could get my hands on during college, I don't think some drugs should be legalized due to the adverse effects on the mind and body but the lesser harmful have no reason to be illegal.
Just my two cents worth :smile.gif:
Same here, and I'm still in university ;O
There are a lot of drugs that can get bad fast, but my friend made me realize one very important thing about addiction: it doesn't occur until your body literally chemically adjusts itself for the regular intake of the drug.
In easier-to-understand english: taking one hit isn't gonna get you physically dependent
psychedelics all the way now imo
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I don't do anything personally. The most I've done is gotten buzzed on Codeine, which I was taking for medical purposes.
However, everyone I know does SOMETHING, be it weed or tobacco or whatever. They're not bad people, either.
Though I technically shouldn't suggest this, you could try mushrooms. I use them as a tool sometimes when I get seriously stressed out over social issues. I shouldn't, because that's the absolute worst time to take them, but it gives me an objective viewpoint on everything going on. A pretty refreshing view.
Thing is, a lot of those hard drugs already are legal. We use opiates as pain medication and we use cocaine and meth to treat learning disorders. I don't see any reason to legalize hard drugs for recreational purposes. They're highly addictive and very dangerous.
Less harmful drugs (such as marijuana) certainly should be legalized. It would benefit society in several ways.
1: Prisons would no longer be filled with drug offenders. Less tax money would go to prisons and more would go to other things like schools, public programs, and public works.
2: Once legalized, the government could impose a sin tax on drugs, generating revenue.
3: Drugs could legally be farmed within the country, eliminating the need to fuel drug lords and sponsor drug wars.
4: The popularity of drugs increases, creating an industry and creating jobs.
5: The quality of drugs improves due to government regulation.
6: The cost of high-quality drugs decreases due to improved infrastructure and friendly legislature.
That argument is vastly simplified, but I didn't feel the need to write it all out. So yes, I do think certain drugs should be legalized for recreational use. Others, however, should stay as they are.
As for what might happen if all drugs were suddenly legal? Drug use would diversify, but I don't think it would increase. People who drank or smoked before but were afraid of illegal drugs might try something new. Holier-than-thou individuals who have something against mind-altering substances would still be clean. Just my opinion.
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I don't fully know the details and I hate arguing semantics, but I thought those drugs were actually part of the methyl chemical group. If I remember correctly, the methyl group gives the drug its stimulant properties.
Because there's Meth (Methamphetamine) and MDMA (Methylene-dioxy-methamphetamine). Chemically similar, but not the same.
You are correct. I misinterpreted psychotropics as psychedelics.
Anyway, while I believe marijuana will become at the very least decriminalized in the majority of American states within the next 10 years, I'm not too sure about full legalization. If Proposition 19 in California does not pass in the next month, I don't think there will be a similar measure for a few years. If it fails, I believe it will lead to voter and donor fatigue. It will allow pundits to continue to insist that "the people don't want it," and it will allow the stereotype of the lazy stoner to continue.
While a large number of Californian voters smoke, there is somewhat of a split between cannabis smokers in California. There are those that believe Prop 19 isn't enough, or it will lead to a decrease in cannabis quality. There is the fear that it will lead to the commercialization of cannabis, and push small growers out of business while allowing larger corporations to rise. Therefore, these voters will vote "no" for Prop 19.
My personal opinion is that if Californians, and the rest of those in the US for that matter want marijuana to be legalized in the next 5-15 years, Prop 19 needs to pass. Once in place, it can be amended to settle some of the issues smokers have with it, and with the passage of a ballot measure legalizing cannabis, it will set a precedent that will hopefully echo throughout the rest of the states, like California's medical marijuana measure did 15 years ago.
I've never done anything, be it marijuana, cigarettes or drinking. Just never saw reason to do it.
I believe marijuana should be legalized. It's been proven to be less harmful than alcohol when it comes to long term damage, for one thing. And there are plenty of other reasons that have already been mentioned here.
If it WAS legalized, I probably still wouldn't do it.
The only drug I can even think about wanting legalized is Marijuana, and MDMA.
But I foresee that marijuana has a better chance of being legalized, rather than MDMA.
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I shall be leashing it, and taking it for a walk across someone's crops. If they glassed the top, I shall destroy, and then walk.
By day, innocent Cobblestone manufacturer. By night, malicious pig-walker.
I've never done anything, be it marijuana, cigarettes or drinking. Just never saw reason to do it.
I believe marijuana should be legalized. It's been proven to be less harmful than alcohol when it comes to long term damage, for one thing. And there are plenty of other reasons that have already been mentioned here.
If it WAS legalized, I probably still wouldn't do it.
I've never done anything, be it marijuana, cigarettes or drinking. Just never saw reason to do it.
I believe marijuana should be legalized. It's been proven to be less harmful than alcohol when it comes to long term damage, for one thing. And there are plenty of other reasons that have already been mentioned here.
If it WAS legalized, I probably still wouldn't do it.
I'll start off with a question:
What do you predict will happen when drugs (in general, not just marijuana) are legalized? It's bound to happen at some point.
Either that or the collapse of uniform society first, BUT I WANNA DISCUSS THE FORMER
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Pot(just as an example) is legalized and taxed, people look for more jobs in order to support their habit, more jobs are available as people gain wealth and eventually open their own business, and it propsers
Though with any standpoint there will be arguments -.-
Myself, I have popped smoked snorted shot drunk and licked just about every drug I could get my hands on during college, I don't think some drugs should be legalized due to the adverse effects on the mind and body but the lesser harmful have no reason to be illegal.
Just my two cents worth :smile.gif:
However, everyone I know does SOMETHING, be it weed or tobacco or whatever. They're not bad people, either.
Same here, and I'm still in university ;O
There are a lot of drugs that can get bad fast, but my friend made me realize one very important thing about addiction: it doesn't occur until your body literally chemically adjusts itself for the regular intake of the drug.
In easier-to-understand english: taking one hit isn't gonna get you physically dependent
psychedelics all the way now imo
Though I technically shouldn't suggest this, you could try mushrooms. I use them as a tool sometimes when I get seriously stressed out over social issues. I shouldn't, because that's the absolute worst time to take them, but it gives me an objective viewpoint on everything going on. A pretty refreshing view.
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Less harmful drugs (such as marijuana) certainly should be legalized. It would benefit society in several ways.
1: Prisons would no longer be filled with drug offenders. Less tax money would go to prisons and more would go to other things like schools, public programs, and public works.
2: Once legalized, the government could impose a sin tax on drugs, generating revenue.
3: Drugs could legally be farmed within the country, eliminating the need to fuel drug lords and sponsor drug wars.
4: The popularity of drugs increases, creating an industry and creating jobs.
5: The quality of drugs improves due to government regulation.
6: The cost of high-quality drugs decreases due to improved infrastructure and friendly legislature.
That argument is vastly simplified, but I didn't feel the need to write it all out. So yes, I do think certain drugs should be legalized for recreational use. Others, however, should stay as they are.
As for what might happen if all drugs were suddenly legal? Drug use would diversify, but I don't think it would increase. People who drank or smoked before but were afraid of illegal drugs might try something new. Holier-than-thou individuals who have something against mind-altering substances would still be clean. Just my opinion.
Because there's Meth (Methamphetamine) and MDMA (Methylene-dioxy-methamphetamine). Chemically similar, but not the same.
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EDIT: The topic is psychotropics but your question encapsulates all drugs?
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Anyway, while I believe marijuana will become at the very least decriminalized in the majority of American states within the next 10 years, I'm not too sure about full legalization. If Proposition 19 in California does not pass in the next month, I don't think there will be a similar measure for a few years. If it fails, I believe it will lead to voter and donor fatigue. It will allow pundits to continue to insist that "the people don't want it," and it will allow the stereotype of the lazy stoner to continue.
While a large number of Californian voters smoke, there is somewhat of a split between cannabis smokers in California. There are those that believe Prop 19 isn't enough, or it will lead to a decrease in cannabis quality. There is the fear that it will lead to the commercialization of cannabis, and push small growers out of business while allowing larger corporations to rise. Therefore, these voters will vote "no" for Prop 19.
My personal opinion is that if Californians, and the rest of those in the US for that matter want marijuana to be legalized in the next 5-15 years, Prop 19 needs to pass. Once in place, it can be amended to settle some of the issues smokers have with it, and with the passage of a ballot measure legalizing cannabis, it will set a precedent that will hopefully echo throughout the rest of the states, like California's medical marijuana measure did 15 years ago.
Predictions?
Enlighten me please?
Mari-jee-uana legalization in California.
I predict it failing. No US state is ready for legalization. Give it another decade or so.
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I believe marijuana should be legalized. It's been proven to be less harmful than alcohol when it comes to long term damage, for one thing. And there are plenty of other reasons that have already been mentioned here.
If it WAS legalized, I probably still wouldn't do it.
But I foresee that marijuana has a better chance of being legalized, rather than MDMA.
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