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Charmless Man said:
Illegal drugs would be legal if the government said they were legal.

The fact that alcohol is legal and most of the drugs that are illegal aren't seems very, very odd. If alcohol was invented now I'm almost certain it would be made illegal asap.



So?
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Can't argue with that like. :lol:
 

winky said:
I generally agree with your statement and are not a complete anti-drug nazi but enjoy a debate. I also enjoy booze but couldn't drink now what I did in my youth as it would affect my job.



I do not agee, it's the addiction that fuels the crime. Legalising something because it causes crime seems nonsensical, it would open a right can of worms.
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Have a look into what Portugal has done with drugs and the results.
 
JonMc said:
On the other side of the coin, UK heroin has use has also decreased sharply so why decriminalize/legitimize it?
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I wouldnt legalise heroin like. Weed, ecstacy no dobut about it. Perhaps coke.
Some drugs are becoming more and more acceptable anyway. No one gives a shit if you smoke a joint and the only people who will say anything about you having a line is some bar staff and thats only because they have to. Heroin still has a huge social stigma and even most drug users look down on people who do that
 
robin hood said:
So?
Its only legal because its been around so long and is so deeply entrenched in our society. If it was new it would be a class A drug.
Being legal or illegal doesnt make them better or worse. Alcohol is one of the most harmful drugs there is. You cant play a moral highground with drug users when you take alcohol
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Yes you can
 
robin hood said:
More harmful than most
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On what ratio? 1 for 1? How many people take alcohol with no ill effects and how many take drugs with no ill effects? It won't even be in the same ballpark man.
Alcohol can be taken in moderation, drugs generally are not. You go for full effect everytime .

robin hood said:
How? Its more harmful than most illegal drugs and leads to more antisocial behaviour than other illegal drugs
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Only because there are more people taking alcohol.
And cokeheads generally use it to enable them to drink more.
In my experiences those most likely to take drugs are also the most likely to smoke, most likely to drink more and the most likely to be selfish bastards.
 
dirty bristow said:
On what ratio? 1 for 1? How many people take alcohol with no ill effects and how many take drugs with no ill effects? It won't even be in the same ballpark man.
Alcohol can be taken in moderation, drugs generally are not. You go for full effect everytime .
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With some drugs perhaps. Weed is probably the only drug that tells you when to stop. Drugs, for me, are for a big night out. I wouldnt take pills or coke if i was going for a couple of pints. If im going out on a big session with the intention of drinking as much as possible then i might have drugs. Surely moderation is just being careful with the intake and how often it is? Doing a gram of coke everyday isnt moderate but doing 1 or 2 a month on a big night out is 'fine'.
Any study you can find will list alocohol as more harmful than most illegal drugs and by its very nature brings about more antisocial behaviour than say cannabis or ecstacy
 
robin hood said:
With some drugs perhaps. Weed is probably the only drug that tells you when to stop. Drugs, for me, are for a big night out. I wouldnt take pills or coke if i was going for a couple of pints. If im going out on a big session with the intention of drinking as much as possible then i might have drugs. Surely moderation is just being careful with the intake and how often it is? Doing a gram of coke everyday isnt moderate but doing 1 or 2 a month on a big night out is 'fine'.
Any study you can find will list alocohol as more harmful than most illegal drugs and by its very nature brings about more antisocial behaviour than say cannabis or ecstacy
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Yet despite this claim and despite your claim that the government could make money of it, they don't. These are the people who are taxing pasties.
 
dirty bristow said:
Yet despite this claim and despite your claim that the government could make money of it, they don't. These are the people who are taxing pasties.
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Course they could make money out of it, thats canny obvious. Ive no idea why they keep up this crap on drugs, the last lot even fired their drug advisors for advising them ffs
 
winky said:
There's hundreds of examples, but here's one below. Perhaps you would have a difficult time justifying your flippant statement to the parents of Mr Gardner?

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what do you think he was putting in his joints? Tobacco.
 
shepherd88 said:
Isn't there some consipracy theory regarding 'the war on drugs' fuelling defence spends etc?
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Apparently aye, everytime anyone brings up drug legislation like the UN america threatens to throw its toys out the pram. Well so i read

Dunno how far fetched that it could be. Surely theyd make even more money by taxing them than they would from any defence shit
 
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JonMc said:
Affluence and less unemployment during the Blair bubble years.
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Ah fuck, oh well, nice while it lasted. Thought it might have been people being more aware of the dangers and the stigma attached to heroin.

robin hood said:
Apparently aye, everytime anyone brings up drug legislation like the UN america threatens to throw its toys out the pram. Well so i read

Dunno how far fetched that it could be. Surely theyd make even more money by taxing them than they would from any defence shit
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Agreed. Walter Mitty probably has some conspiracy with the CIA attached like
 
robin hood said:
Course they could make money out of it, thats canny obvious. Ive no idea why they keep up this crap on drugs, the last lot even fired their drug advisors for advising them ffs
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No they didn't. Nutt resigned and came under criticism for doing so by some of his peers in the drug research world.

They will never make money from taxing drugs, especially cannabis. They will never sell it for the price we pay for it now because the majority of it is produced in UK farms at the moment and decriminilization will let this industry flourish like never before. Legalised dope shops will only be used by newbies who can't get hold of it elsewhere.
 
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Jailing drug dealers is bloody styupit........if they jailed all of them,then where would people buy drugs from?
 
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