RE: Obama Hates Medical Marijuana And He Doesn't Care What The States Think
June 28, 2013 at 2:40 pm
(This post was last modified: June 28, 2013 at 2:42 pm by pineapplebunnybounce.)
The war on drugs and say no to drugs campaigns were basically misguided and insincere. They tried to say that all drugs are exactly the same, they're all dangerous they're all bad for you. When it's clearly not. There was a fake study saying ecstasy will give you a big hole in your brain, it was government funded. Then this whole gateway drug thing about marijuana. Well it worked out really well, didn't it?
And now people who want to legalize drug are doing the exact same thing. They're saying all drugs are equally safe. No they're not. Alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana. Cigarettes actually cause lung cancer. Ecstasy does kill your brain cells but doesn't really cause addiction. Drugs are not all the same. Of all the crimes committed while intoxicated, alcohol related ones are the majority. Drunk driving is a real problem, and some people get violent tendencies when on alcohol. Can you say the same for other drugs? No.
Society has never really viewed recreational drugs scientifically. It's mostly a taboo/societal norm thing. For a long time parents would get mad at kids who do weed, but drink alcohol themselves. When alcohol is more harmful. So things like prohibition and war on drugs, it's more about people's idea of drugs, than what the drug actually does.
And no, addiction isn't a conspiracy trumped up by the war on drugs, I have worked with ppl with addiction, and there are a lot of centres for rehab. I mean, it's real ok? People do go into withdrawal if they stay off their drugs for too long.
Not a single country has legalized hard drugs. Do you not think that it's rather impractical to jump into this without knowing what to expect? Yea, thanks for bringing up portugal. They decriminalized and it worked for them. Decriminalization is not just to get rid of the illegal drug trade, it's because I think it's wrong to jail people who are sick. And it doesn't cause more drug use. Also, why is everyone so sure that once we legalize the very rich and powerful cartels will just up and disappear?
And now people who want to legalize drug are doing the exact same thing. They're saying all drugs are equally safe. No they're not. Alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana. Cigarettes actually cause lung cancer. Ecstasy does kill your brain cells but doesn't really cause addiction. Drugs are not all the same. Of all the crimes committed while intoxicated, alcohol related ones are the majority. Drunk driving is a real problem, and some people get violent tendencies when on alcohol. Can you say the same for other drugs? No.
Society has never really viewed recreational drugs scientifically. It's mostly a taboo/societal norm thing. For a long time parents would get mad at kids who do weed, but drink alcohol themselves. When alcohol is more harmful. So things like prohibition and war on drugs, it's more about people's idea of drugs, than what the drug actually does.
And no, addiction isn't a conspiracy trumped up by the war on drugs, I have worked with ppl with addiction, and there are a lot of centres for rehab. I mean, it's real ok? People do go into withdrawal if they stay off their drugs for too long.
Not a single country has legalized hard drugs. Do you not think that it's rather impractical to jump into this without knowing what to expect? Yea, thanks for bringing up portugal. They decriminalized and it worked for them. Decriminalization is not just to get rid of the illegal drug trade, it's because I think it's wrong to jail people who are sick. And it doesn't cause more drug use. Also, why is everyone so sure that once we legalize the very rich and powerful cartels will just up and disappear?
