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12-24-2008, 03:19 PM
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| | Just Win Baby
Join Date: Jan 2007 
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| Ok, spend your time trying to get Aspirin banned instead of worthless drugs legalized. | 
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12-26-2008, 06:06 PM
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| | All The Way Turnt Up
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Originally Posted by dantheman617  I went to a braves game back in July. After the game I hit up the Varsity as always. I had this homeless looking dude just come up to me and ask me if I wanted any pills, coke, etc. Sure enough, opened his trench coat and tahdah! I guess he picked me cause I do have a Sublime and Grateful Dead sticker on the back of my Jeep. | Yup, used to live right across the street from the Varsity. Gotta love those homeless people.
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12-26-2008, 07:22 PM
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#108 (permalink)
| | Dog Faced Gremlin
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Alexandria
Posts: 2,492
| Al Jazeera English - Americas - Mexico losing war against drugs
Wow, I had to go all the way to Aljazeer to get that bad news.  Here are some theories on drug use
http://www.umsl.edu/~keelr/180/theordrg.html
And I like the conflict theory the best. Assumptions: A. Two kinds of drug use 1. Recreational--Cultural Conflict
2. Abuse--Individual destruction linked to structural inequalty and collapse
B. Movement from recreational use to abuse more likely within impoverished populations (SES and drug use versus SES and drug use problems)
No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
I like that quote too. | |
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12-30-2008, 10:37 AM
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#109 (permalink)
| | Totes McGoates
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chattanooga, TN
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Originally Posted by tim Ok, spend your time trying to get Aspirin banned instead of worthless drugs legalized. | Man did you ever miss the point 
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04-30-2009, 01:29 PM
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#110 (permalink)
| | regular old member
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Coffee County
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04-30-2009, 01:42 PM
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#111 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Huntsville, AL
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| A part of me wants to say legalize everything, forbid healthcare for conditions related to drug abuse, and let Darwin works itself out. Not sure how reasonable that is though. | |
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04-30-2009, 01:44 PM
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#112 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rjd970 A part of me wants to say legalize everything, forbid healthcare for conditions related to drug abuse, and let Darwin works itself out. Not sure how reasonable that is though. | Like that will ever happen. Instead, the taxpayers will get to pay for other people's drug abuses. | |
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04-30-2009, 01:52 PM
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#113 (permalink)
| | Fast-twitch mod
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bad Newz, VA
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Originally Posted by vols4sure Like that will ever happen. Instead, the taxpayers will get to pay for other people's drug abuses. | which would likely be more than covered by revenue from their sale and reduced cost for law enforcement | |
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04-30-2009, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by utvolpj which would likely be more than covered by revenue from their sale and reduced cost for law enforcement | Oh I agree but just saying that the health care system would never ignore health conditions brought about by drug use.
Personally, I think all drugs should remain illegal except marijuana. Legalizing marijuana alone would save significant amount of taxpayer money, especially people put in jail only for weed type offenses. | |
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04-30-2009, 01:59 PM
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#115 (permalink)
| | Totes McGoates
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chattanooga, TN
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| Legalize it...and I will advertise it
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04-30-2009, 02:23 PM
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#116 (permalink)
| | regular old member
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Coffee County
Posts: 1,614
| If legalized what affect would it have on DEA jobs? Just want your opinion, could this be a reason for not legalizing? I am of the opinion that it does far less to harm users than alcohol does.
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04-30-2009, 02:38 PM
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#117 (permalink)
| | Fast-twitch mod
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bad Newz, VA
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Originally Posted by Sjernigan88 If legalized what affect would it have on DEA jobs? Just want your opinion, could this be a reason for not legalizing? I am of the opinion that it does far less to harm users than alcohol does. | we still have an ATF and most of those are legal. I don't think the DEA would ever go away because the US will never legalize everything. This would just allow them to concentrate on other things | |
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04-30-2009, 02:39 PM
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#118 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Sjernigan88 If legalized what affect would it have on DEA jobs? Just want your opinion, could this be a reason for not legalizing? I am of the opinion that it does far less to harm users than alcohol does. | The DEA resources should be used to go after the hard drugs. Cost savings could come from the decreased spending to prosecute weed dealers and the fact that they don't use up our jail resources. | |
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04-30-2009, 02:45 PM
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#119 (permalink)
| | regular old member
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Coffee County
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| Alright good feedback I tend to agree. This makes too much sense though. The Fed Govt will never go for it.
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