What do you think of such an action? Would it be detrimental or beneficial to society?

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maybe both.

So basically to vanquish the world of evil you must have mega sex with a girl then your soul is taken...yes

Most of the heated debating is centered around marijuana, I'm guessing.... Most other forms of narcotics are already considered detrimental by the majority.

There's the ongoing debate on whether weed helps in the easing of pain of certain conditions, mainly cancer and Parkinson's syndrome . More research is definitely needed, but I think certain people with these illnesses should be given controlled access to the stuff, at least.... even if the benefits are purely psychological.

As for legalizing it for the masses, I'm on the fence.

I've been weed free for nearly 4 years now, but I never once felt it was damaging to my health and my state of mind while I was smoking it, probably because I didn't take the habit to extremes. The reason I stopped was because my former job (DJ) required frequent traveling. Airport/customs security protocol was getting stricter year after year. Example: if a stray leaf somehow got into my record case, I'd be immediately locked up in some countries without having a chance to make an argument. The increased presence of sniffer dogs in most airports didn't help either.

I smoked less tobacco and drank less alcohol while I was on weed. The actual lifestyle of constant traveling and spinning in smoky clubs were taking a worser toll on my health than the weed itself.

I'm not saying it's good, I'm just think weed is less damaging compared to legalized substances like tobacco and alcohol.

As for the other stuff like ecstasy, coke, meth...etc.... I've seen it do bad things to people, and I hope it's eradicated..... Music may not be as good if it's gone, though.

Just my 2 cents. I must specify that I'm an idiot who knows nothing about anything, so take my opinions with more than a pinch of salt.

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Know anybody that's been killed over a 20 bag? that's reason enough for me to legalize cannabis, waste of tax payers money to enforce these laws.

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Know anybody that's been killed over a 20 bag? that's reason enough for me to legalize cannabis, waste of tax payers money to enforce these laws.

Amen, brother.

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I am for the legalising of nearly all drugs. If people want to destroy themselves let them, they will do it anyway except the money will go to fund criminal activity. When I lived with my friends over the summer it was less hassle to buy weed/x/coke than to buy alcohol. It was a 40min walk to get booze, it was 5mins away for almost any drug.

If the government had control over supply of drugs, they could tax it, control the price and make it difficult to get.

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I am for the legalising of nearly all drugs. If people want to destroy themselves let them, they will do it anyway except the money will go to fund criminal activity. When I lived with my friends over the summer it was less hassle to buy weed/x/coke than to buy alcohol. It was a 40min walk to get booze, it was 5mins away for almost any drug.

If the government had control over supply of drugs, they could tax it, control the price and make it difficult to get.

All drugs? You probably never saw anyone with an anaphylactic shock.
I think that society has the job to protect people until they aren't grown up enough to discern good and bad things. If you can buy ecstasy at the store, how can you protect your children?
Seriously, weed is a thing, but all the artificial drugs should be eradicated, not legalized.

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I am for the legalising of nearly all drugs. If people want to destroy themselves let them, they will do it anyway except the money will go to fund criminal activity. When I lived with my friends over the summer it was less hassle to buy weed/x/coke than to buy alcohol. It was a 40min walk to get booze, it was 5mins away for almost any drug.

If the government had control over supply of drugs, they could tax it, control the price and make it difficult to get.

All drugs? You probably never saw anyone with an anaphylactic shock.
I think that society has the job to protect people until they aren't grown up enough to discern good and bad things. If you can buy ecstasy at the store, how can you protect your children?
Seriously, weed is a thing, but all the artificial drugs should be eradicated, not legalized.

It's a question of the parents, IMO.

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I am for the legalising of nearly all drugs. If people want to destroy themselves let them, they will do it anyway except the money will go to fund criminal activity. When I lived with my friends over the summer it was less hassle to buy weed/x/coke than to buy alcohol. It was a 40min walk to get booze, it was 5mins away for almost any drug.

If the government had control over supply of drugs, they could tax it, control the price and make it difficult to get.

All drugs? You probably never saw anyone with an anaphylactic shock.
I think that society has the job to protect people until they aren't grown up enough to discern good and bad things. If you can buy ecstasy at the store, how can you protect your children?
Seriously, weed is a thing, but all the artificial drugs should be eradicated, not legalized.

Your point about been grown up/mature enough doesn't matter as we are talking about legalising which would put it under government control, and they wouldn't be selling it to anyone under 18/21 😛

If we legalize marijuana, we could have a great source of taxes (even if it's only a small amount per gram), we could legitimize and have standards for dealers, etc.

I think that highly addictive substances, like heroin and cocaine, should still be illegal.

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I am for the legalising of nearly all drugs. If people want to destroy themselves let them, they will do it anyway except the money will go to fund criminal activity. When I lived with my friends over the summer it was less hassle to buy weed/x/coke than to buy alcohol. It was a 40min walk to get booze, it was 5mins away for almost any drug.

If the government had control over supply of drugs, they could tax it, control the price and make it difficult to get.

All drugs? You probably never saw anyone with an anaphylactic shock.
I think that society has the job to protect people until they aren't grown up enough to discern good and bad things. If you can buy ecstasy at the store, how can you protect your children?
Seriously, weed is a thing, but all the artificial drugs should be eradicated, not legalized.

Your point about been grown up/mature enough doesn't matter as we are talking about legalising which would put it under government control, and they wouldn't be selling it to anyone under 18/21 😛

You really believe that? You never saw a underage smoke or drink alcohol? Well, maybe we just live in different countries and over there is different, but here a 14 years old (and even younger) can easily find/buy smoke or alcohol. You can also find vending machines which sell smoke every two corners here.
To increase its market a tobacco/liquor multinational can only target younger people to make them starting smoke/drink at early age (why do they invent something like mint cigarette? or bacardi breezer?). If there was a drug multinational (unless you want to bring it under state control, but you should consider the black market) don't you think they will do the same thing?

And the day someone will die for an overdose or just for a bad cut tablet (I'm sorry maybe this is not clear, I dunno the English expression for this) what will happen? It's not your (the state) responsibility if someone illegally buy drug and die, but if he buys it at the store, well, you (the state) just killed a person.

@ahoaho -> so if you find a child in the street that is heavily beaten by his parents you don't do anything because it's a question of parents and not a social problem?

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As far as I am concerned if it isnt too addictive, doesnt create a violent tendency in the user, or severely impair judgment I think that it should be legal. If people want to hurt themselves by using drugs thats perfectly fine. The only time the government should step in is when the drug is likely to control the person and to promote safety standards when it comes to substances that are legal as well.

For the most part though, negative side effects from drug use ONLY tend to occur when people use them too frequently (though some people are more susceptible than others to damage). You wont actually noticeably improve your chances of getting lung cancer if you smoke a couple cigarettes a day. But when you smoke a pack or more, your asking for trouble. The issue is though that more addictive substances tend to cause people to overuse the drug, and that is when you encounter real health problems. Of course there are drug out there strong enough to cause damage the first time you use them, but they are more or less among the minority, and obviously less attractive choices.

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@ahoaho -> so if you find a child in the street that is heavily beaten by his parents you don't do anything because it's a question of parents and not a social problem?

How did you get that from my post?

It's lack of parenting that leads to young people becoming involved in such things as crime and narcotics. Lack of education in the home. It's the parents responsibility to teach their children morals and ethics.

How you could make an assumption so crass and unrelated to my post of 1 simple sentence is beyond me.

And in that situation, the problem is once again cause by a parenting problem, not a complex social problem. If such a thing were to happen, CPS would be contacted, thus making it a civil problem. But as far as legislation being enacted in order to control the nuclear family, that is by far out stepping the bounds provided in any state constitution.

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I'm all for the legalization of marijuana since it has basically been proven to be less harmful then smokes or alcohol, but I'm against legalising everything else (ice, heroin, etc)

I've been smoking weed on and off since late 2001 and the worse thing thats ever come from it was the occassional sore throat from smoking too much.

As for the other drugs well, I had a friend die in June from a heroin overdose. The last time I saw him he told me he had quit smoking both weed and smokes but was still shooting up with heroin. He said he turned blue sometimes and stopped breathing but he always woke up. That it was fine in moderation. Three weeks later I got to go to his funeral.

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He took a needle full of cocaine and shot it in his prick
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Scientists should find a good non-damaging non-addictive drug and it should be made a government monopoly, being administered in special medical centers at a price lower than production costs to adults. That way all the rest of the drugs will die out, as well as all the mafia and corrupted officials that profit from it nowdays.