Do you think drugs should be legalized?
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What about anti-depressants or painkillers? People abuse them more because they are told by doctors it's okay to use them and they do more unnatural damage than a earth born plant ever could.AllAfricanBooks wrote:I don't think drugs should be legalized under any pretext.
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Oh, well. Come to Canada. It's legal to have 2 grams as long as it's in one bag. Of course it's still illegal to buy, sell or grow. Weird? Yes. People smoke out in public with out a second thought.
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I would agee with you but with the caveat that I don't see why the state should pay for medical treatment for people who repeatedly & willingly abuse their physical or mental health.TheMadHatter wrote:Yes, especially marijuana. It is valuable medically and seems to be in high demand. Plus I don't think the government should dictate what people are allowed to put in their own bodies.
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I don't think all drugs should be legalized. But Marijuana, LSD (not synthetic), and mushrooms.... These are three natural occuring drugs that are considered non-addictive. There is absolutely no risk for physical dependency.Fran wrote:I would agee with you but with the caveat that I don't see why the state should pay for medical treatment for people who repeatedly & willingly abuse their physical or mental health.TheMadHatter wrote:Yes, especially marijuana. It is valuable medically and seems to be in high demand. Plus I don't think the government should dictate what people are allowed to put in their own bodies.
I also don't think it's right that tobacco is legal. Cigarettes are the most addictive substance in the world at 99%. The only other drug that comes close is methamphetamine at 98% So, why is the most addictive drug legal. and the least addictive drug illegal? Does that really sound like the governments acting in our best interest or simply following the money.
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I'm no expert but somehow I don't think you are correct there ... there are huge psychological risks whatever about physical risk and mental illnessess treatments are hugely expensive.Euphoriameantime wrote:I don't think all drugs should be legalized. But Marijuana, LSD (not synthetic), and mushrooms.... These are three natural occuring drugs that are considered non-addictive. There is absolutely no risk for physical dependency.Fran wrote:I would agee with you but with the caveat that I don't see why the state should pay for medical treatment for people who repeatedly & willingly abuse their physical or mental health.TheMadHatter wrote:Yes, especially marijuana. It is valuable medically and seems to be in high demand. Plus I don't think the government should dictate what people are allowed to put in their own bodies.
I also don't think it's right that tobacco is legal. Cigarettes are the most addictive substance in the world at 99%. The only other drug that comes close is methamphetamine at 98% So, why is the most addictive drug legal. and the least addictive drug illegal? Does that really sound like the governments acting in our best interest or simply following the money.
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He's not saying that there isn't a risk for psychological issues, which there is. Psychedelics can bring about issues such as depression, bipolar-ism, and schizophrenia. But be sure to make this distinction: drugs do not create these disorders, they were always with the person, drugs just bring them about. You know the saying how you figure out who you truly are on drugs? Well, it can be a bad thing, too.Fran wrote:I'm no expert but somehow I don't think you are correct there ... there are huge psychological risks whatever about physical risk and mental illnessess treatments are hugely expensive.Euphoriameantime wrote:I don't think all drugs should be legalized. But Marijuana, LSD (not synthetic), and mushrooms.... These are three natural occuring drugs that are considered non-addictive. There is absolutely no risk for physical dependency.Fran wrote: I would agee with you but with the caveat that I don't see why the state should pay for medical treatment for people who repeatedly & willingly abuse their physical or mental health.
I also don't think it's right that tobacco is legal. Cigarettes are the most addictive substance in the world at 99%. The only other drug that comes close is methamphetamine at 98% So, why is the most addictive drug legal. and the least addictive drug illegal? Does that really sound like the governments acting in our best interest or simply following the money.
What he IS saying is that there is no chance for physical dependency, which is right. Your body cannot crave these kinds of drugs, it's simply not possible. Of course, you do see people that ARE addicted to these drugs, but they are mentally addicted to it, and if you think about it, you can be addicted to anything. I sometimes catch a show called "Strange addictions" where people are addicted to really odd things, such as eating toilet paper. But that doesn't mean we should make toilet paper illegal.
But he didn't consider (or at least in that post) that the argument isn't just about addiction, it's about the effects. Society has skewed the effects of psychedelics to suggest that you go crazy under the influence of them. For anyone who has actually done them (like myself), you'd know that this is far from the truth. But the concern still stands: you don't want someone showing up to work and everyone's faces are melting.
With all this said, I support the legalization of all drugs. People should be able to make their own decisions.
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I do understand what you're saying about the govenment paying for treatments...but they are already whether or not the drugs are legal. And if governments would practice full cost pricing on the drugs they do legalize than the user, or rather the collective of users, is paying for their own health care rather than the government. Full cost pricing is a way of calculating the total price of a product. For example if you buy a pack of cigarettes you are simply purchasing the tobacco and paying for the companies expenses. But that's not the true cost. Cigarettes cause a lot of health problems, like cancer, COPD emphysema, bronchitus. You can calculate the average costs of these problems due to smokers and raise the price accordingly.
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Imagine if you were a teacher and your students came to class every day high~~how can you teach them, what will they learn? What type of future would they have?
No, I do not think drugs of any type shoud be legalized, our world is sad enough the way it is, why make it worse?