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What is Drugs were legal?
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| dj_mdma |
If anyone saw the program and the following debate, it provided a few more perspectives that were unknown (to me at least)
Either way at least
The main arguments for pro legislation of narcotics was :
Reduction of drug related crime such as burglary, mugging and prostitution
Reduction of harm for users e.g less HIV risk for heroin users
Control of this market could mean extra money for the government
and a few other related things
The arguments against legislation were:
If its legal, there will be more abuse
How can there be a reduction of harm, if people are still dependent on it.
And the risks of long term health problems.
There is a point that if its legal, there will be more abuse. I would agree with that. HOWEVER, they were never specific about which drugs. I'm sure that you would see an increase in recreational drugs, due to the risks associated with its illegality being abolished. But it wouldn't be permanent. secondly, i don't think we'd see people going out to try crack and smack just becasue you can get it from the clinic down the road :rolleyes: :stongue:
Would you prefer it if there were more crack and smack addicts who had free access to the drug and could have their condition under control, as opposed to them robbing houses and old women?
If drugs were legalised, and i'm still referring to heroin and crack, then i would think that the places you can get this stuff from would also be actively trying to get them off the drug rather than keep them on it.
the risks of long term health problems are negligible, becuase that will happen whether a drug is illegal or not. those risks aren't going to go away just because a drug is freely available.
I think that instead of a full legislation of drugs would be a dip into the unknown, and worth a try. I don't think it would be a step backwards from the current policies. At worst, it would stay level with what happens now. |
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| politicsofdancin |
| there illegal? :eek: i didn't know this!!! :p :toothless :wtf: |
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| KilldaDJ |
| makes things easier for me, i could just pop into shops and buy an 8th whenever i wanted |
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| mentalbarter |
| i would hate our country to be like amsterdam where you get offered all sorts every few minutes walking down city centre streets |
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| Kinuvan |
| quote: | Originally posted by mentalbarter
i would hate our country to be like amsterdam where you get offered all sorts every few minutes walking down city centre streets |
i got offered weed in the street the other day... drugs are all around as it is... it's just in Amsterdam they're more visible |
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| svens_bath |
| never wacthed the program, but one thing i read in the paper, that i think they were saying was reaised in the program was the possibility that big pharmacuetical companies might start diverting their research from medicinal drugs to developing more profitable, designer recreatonal drugs, which i think could be a problem, and may even lead to the government having to subsidise them to encourage them to make medicinal drugs instead. or to focus on medicinal research. |
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| svens_bath |
| quote: | Originally posted by mentalbarter
i would hate our country to be like amsterdam where you get offered all sorts every few minutes walking down city centre streets |
if drugs were legalised you wouldnt have to buy them in the street so none would bother selling them there. in amsterdam, its only really the illegal drugs you get offered. |
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| Streakfury |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj_mdma
The main arguments for pro legislation of narcotics was :
Reduction of drug related crime such as burglary, mugging and prostitution... |
Bollocks would there be a reduction. Making them legal wont make them free, so if more people start taking them, more people will turn to crime to fund their little habits. |
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| Streakfury |
| quote: | Originally posted by mentalbarter
i would hate our country to be like amsterdam where you get offered all sorts every few minutes walking down city centre streets |
What pisses me off more is being asked for "20 pence for the phone, mate" by some scally wanker, when you know it's for drugs. They all want a slap. |
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| MaRt |
| If drugs were legal, there'd be more threads with dodgy titles such as 'What is drugs were legal?' |
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| dj_mdma |
shut up mart :p
Streak, what they meant by a reduction of crime was:
Drug prices are dictated by the criminal suppliers and dealers. Lets say for example that you have a 50 pound a day smack habit.
If the drugs were legal and in government control, the government would control the price and therefore be able to lower the price to a level , say for example a tenner a day, so that the crime that happens for the 50 quid a day habit, does not have to occur. |
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| Kinuvan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Streakfury
Bollocks would there be a reduction. Making them legal wont make them free, so if more people start taking them, more people will turn to crime to fund their little habits. |
yeah like we're all gonna take up crack and smack jus cos it's legal like and i'm down local park everyday robbing pensioners to feed my once a month pill habit.
Also legalisation does not mean there won't be strict controls on the drugs and drug sellers. |
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