Obama Hates Medical Marijuana And He Doesn't Care What The States Think

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Drugs should be completely legalized. It does not hurt you if I decided to take a drug. Nor should it matter if I hurt myself while on an illegal substance if I have made the conscious decision to take the drug. I will tell you what kills more people than crack cocaine. Heart disease. So if you are to limit my use of a drug because I may cause harm to myself, then by those same standards should bacon be added to a list of illegal foods because it may cause you harm?

Yes. Aware of that. Heart disease is the culmination of plenty of lifestyle and genetic factors, not just one substance. People do take steps to help others prevent it, if i'm not mistaken people are taking steps to make school lunches healthier, kids do more gym, etc. etc. This sort of diseases is about prevention, it's not addiction. Unless you're talking about people who are addicted to food?

Drugs have been present since the beginning of civilization, some even think it may be what caused our rapid development into civilization. But the main point is that we humans like our drugs, and I would be hard pressed to think of a point where we will ever stop taking them, legal or not.

Agreed. Should we not make recreational drugs safer? Should we stick to dangerous ones because ppl like them?

You will also ending up helping a lot of people out. Addicts are too afraid of facing harsh prison sentences for the drug use, so they refuse to seek help because they fear they will be arrested. Legalization will allow for them to seek help more openly.

Decriminalization.

Drugs are not the problem, abuse of them is. Just like with any prescription drug if you overuse or misuse them they can be dangerous. But used in appropriate levels with moderation there should be no reason I can't trip balls once or twice a month.

I know there are people who can use recreational drugs and not get addicted. I also know there are people who are predisposed to addiction (it's genetic). Scientists have had a lot of trouble trying to pinpoint what exactly causes addiction and very recently there's research showing it's biological in basis and caused by the drug. Not all drugs are created equal, drugs that you take for medication now have been through trials to see their potential for misuse. Some are more likely to cause addiction than others, in other words. And addiction, when you first take a drug, before you get addicted you're in control, once you are addicted you feel horrible without the drug. It is a form of suffering. You may be convinced that people want to suffer when they choose to do this, I am more convinced that addiction is a medical condition where someone really cannot control if they want to take a drug or not, the urge is just overwhelming. If everyone used drugs in moderation and addiction is such minor and rare thing, then there's really no need to fuss over this, but people don't. And prescription drug serve a purpose, it's a benefit vs risk thing, and they are the most misused, not the illegal ones.[/quote]