Former Fed Discusses Drug Legalization on the Border

[vetsaway]

Put signs out that say cannabis oil cures cancer on every road going up to hospitals and in city parks and any place people will see the message on them.Yes they will take them down,but just put more out.

[zzap999]

Other countries have legalized drugs and the result was actually less drug use and definitely less drug related activities, i.e homelessness, panhandling, stealing, murder,etc. If you took the billions fighting drugs and focused more on counseling from addiction you will have a more civil society.

[MrHopkinsproductions]

hey click the like button soo the viddeo will get more views.

[jjeffhendryx]

9 people are conservative extremists

[ACCI]

This man speaks the truth

[Sewastian123]

Smoke weed good for hurtig, not drurgs?

[TheLenny1414]

It is time to legalize drugs in this country. It will greatly lessen the court costs, prison costs and it DOES NOT WORK. Control it, tax it! You will never win the "war on drugs". Didn't we learn anything from prohibition on alcohol?

[USAdude30]

@TheLenny1414 I hear ya bro but would you honestly want meth or crack legalized? We all know what that crap does to lives.Weed,yes of course but meth & crack cocaine?!!

[billyrayvalentine44]

he is right on the money

[brainbasher]

This is OUR country, why is the government not letting us do what we obviously want and need? The government better stop wasting my tax money on a failed war on drugs, because it is MY money and i can do what ever i want with it. Plus if we supposedly "run" the government why are they in ultimate control? NO! NO! NO! I refuse! NO NO NO! Get out of my way and let me buy my weed how I want to do it. Im sure the 267 people would woop on the 9 dislikes so get OUT OF THE WAY! NO NO NO!!!

[Jarougedstarace]

@adrianeaglrck

Newsflash, bitch! Anderson Cooper is gay! and its okay!

[Jarougedstarace]

@adrianeaglrck

umm since when is 22yo old?

but ok, since your like 12, i guess that's old to you...

[sqhschief]

@adrianeaglrck Wow, who really gives a goddamn what he wears and when? Fucking faggot.

[adrianeaglrck]

so your defending a gay man...then calling me a fag...also you fucking pussy troll shit face dick arse loser what the fuck kind a person except for a troll puts their lead video as "i hate the new youtube layout"....TROLL FAG

[sqhschief]

@adrianeaglrck YES!

[Tonyzzz7]

Its really not a matter of we cannot afford the fight against drugs, its that prohibition does not work. It does of course feed the fear machine that the few use to control the many.

[MrBammmmmmmmmmmmmmmm]

didn't we learn that prohibition does not work back in the alcohol prohibition days? as long as there is a demand for something there will always be someone willing to provide whats wanted for the right price.in the alcohol prohibition days it was Al Capone now 80 years later it's the mexican drug cartels

[selubria]

tis a beautiful plant

[pomeroy82]

Over my lifetime i have developed a deep hatred for Cops and Law Enforcement in general. I have been harassed, arrested, and have had my way of life threatened for years by overzealous pigs trying to enforce this bullshit prohibition. I find it amazing to see a law enforcement organization FINALLY come forward and speak the truth and try to offer REAL solutions rather than spread lies in order to keep the illegal money and tax payers money flowing into their coffers.

[MrScullion44]

I disagree about all drugs being legalized. but marijuana for sure

[NolaMushr00m]

@Killatrill94 well if they do legalize ... as in selling in stores they will take out the seeds ..

[NolaMushr00m]

@Killatrill94 No Problem

[Hjernespreng]

@Killatrill94

How would they do that?

I can't make Tobacco plants out of cigarettes.

And the amount of time and money it would take to maintain a few plants to get perhaps one or two joints would probably not be worth it anyways when it is legal.

[Killatrill94]

@Hjernespreng idk i probably would grow it

[WizzMasterZero]

@Hjernespreng

I don't know what your sources are, but a single plant makes much much more than one or two joints.

[selubria]

@Hjernespreng whoa, if you grow that shit right your plant will yield a hell of a lot more than one or two joints and trust me it WILL be worth it. I've never met anyone who's regretted growing their own.

[Hjernespreng]

@selubria

Well, for being a weed, it sure looks pretty. :)

Yeah, I guess i'm wrong about the amount that can be gained from a single plant. Sorry.

[davehutchinson67]

I love this guy...he's great...all he's missing is the sidearm.

[druidsfoot]

wow, that was incredibly lucid..

[djsdojo]

If you don't support legalization then you support everything that this guy is trying to stop.

[Fredman5551]

this guy has the right idea, he has a bit of misinformation though. he mentioned it being addictive and a family destroyer.

Not sure if he was referring to marijuana when he said those but, i dont know

[atraldreams]

@Fredman5551

he was referring to the prohibition.

it keeps people/parents in jail.

[Fredman5551]

@atraldreams

aha! i see now, thanks for clearing it up!

[davehutchinson67]

@Fredman5551 Anything can be a destroyer...Addiction comes in many forms...gambling, drugs, exercise, whatever...too much of anything is never a good thing. Maybe except spinach..I dunno...lol

[pimpchoji]

the government can keep there Anti drug propoganda and what not i dont believe what the gov says on most occasions but just legalize drug use under your own ROOF thats all the law has to say you are safe from drug laws as long as you are under you own roof! not like if you make it home before the cops pull you over your safe kinda thing just a your safe as long as you dont leave your house under the effect! we need as many spots in Jail for rapist, murderers, pedophiles and other sex offenders.

[Valadar917]

He's right. Prohibition is a load of crap.

[spineadjuster13]

Prison Industrial Complex

[ladivadivala]

The government know these things before we do. The problem isn't the ignorance; The problem is the money being used to corrupt too many politicians thereby influencing their decision making. Everyone knows it and yet the ones who would take a stand don't get together and go after the corrupted politicians. Oh they will get on their infedelities but that is only a tactic used for votes. Infedelity doesn't effect us but banning a useful natural Herb Does enormous damage to us all.

[dumbtrooper]

it cost more live in violence when ilegal just watch how the police treat peaple on pot when its less dangerous than alchol

[ehhhhhhhhhh]

Love this guy. Regulate it, tax it, stop arresting people for hurting themselves!

You're hurting people who are already hurt! What kind of backwards fucking mentality is that?!

[dkohkemper]

People will still use it regardless if it is legal or not. Narcs dont care the quality of the drugs they sell, if it turns legal it can be controlled and taxed. Cesar Gaviria, Colombia´s ex president said the exact same thing about drugs and he eliminated 2 of the most dangerous Carteles of drugs in Colombia and Mexico.

[psytransiant]

"it's destroying the families..."

He hit the nail right on the head!

Make him drug czar!

[SweetKooshy]

wow..this guy SERIOUSLY needs to run for president..he's get 4/4 votes.

[SomeStylistGuy]

"What we are doing is not working".... Find this man and make him president at once!

[wgraves4786]

yes thank you sir retiree. hes right

doesnt work for POs, its not fair to the PO's either, or 50 w.e you want to call local officers.

if all substances, items, merchandise were legal than that would lift a shield over all residents esp. the 50's or piggys w.e

[xuj22]

Ah... finally some common sense. Legalize it, tax it, we can no longer afford this fight.

[domnage]

whys is it not legal!!!!

[mojavedude250]

just saying, responsible "kids" can be safe with drugs too. its all about education

[alexibarra08]

who ever has made up their mind about taking their substance of choice, will pursue their substance regardless of legalities. example. ive hated cigarets since i first tried them at 9 then i tird them again at 12, still hated them, at 17 i could walk into any liquor store and get denied, but the drug dealer was always happy to see me. bottom line is eaven if you legalize pot, the people who will take it upon themselves to try it will do so eaven if it is illegal.

[AmericanDrugWar]

Search Youtube for HOW WEED WON THE WEST

...featuring Kyle Kazan of LEAP!

watch?v=MzT1a1NKoKM

[RhythmLove7]

How the hell can you argue against that? Genius!!

[Drewbiedoobieo]

78% of all statistics are made up on the spot lol. Jk ROCK ON!

[vanityvideo]

this is what we need, if there is a demand for something you can never stop its use, it will turn violent but you will never stop it

[Brewtuhl]

I'm all for everything he's stating

[stylezNout]

wow an old texan guy wants to legalize marijuana

[NYbeerdude]

The ONLY way to win the drug war is to either legalize drugs or to execute drug users and dealers.

[comradechristophe]

killing the users and dealers wont solve anything it will only make things worse.

the price on drugs will go up, people will do anything it takes not to get caught if there life is on the line(more shootouts with police and the like) not to mention the increase in violence between dealers and suppliers like in mexico now.

[noone123567]

God bless the man in this video

[thawhiteazn]

man I am lovin this guy. who is this? where's he from? why is he wearing a cowboy hat at night?

[HydroDay]

This guy is cool and I have no idea why he is wearing a cowboy hat at night.

[thawhiteazn]

I would assume it's because he's a bad-ass

[shelldavis4]

The war on drugs has done a brilliant job of promoting itself.

[TheClassicalLiberal]

When I was in high school, all of my stoner friends said they wouldn't want it legalized, because then you'd need a fake ID to buy it.

[mmmmmarcus]

I'd like to thank the war on drugs for making cannabis more potent. The war on drugs is a "Crime-Farming" method. Even the Taliban does it. Without this bullshit war, there are fewer crooked cops, less crime occurs, less people are going to steal so they can get high, the black market takes a powerful jolt, and people will generally feel safer. Too bad our government wants to control us with fear. Shocking that people trust the feds after shit like reefer madness. That scares me.

[X4SpeedyMaloX4]

they should sell drugs only in the strip club.

[gooddeath]

He's right when he says that it's easier for high school kids to get weed than cigarettes or alcohol. At least it was back in my high school and college. Weed was all over the place, and it always will be.

[valenciafil]

sometimes the more you REPRESS DRUGS the more problems...i believe in legalizing all recreational drugs....WHY DENY SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY THERE?...in TAOISM "yield and overcome"

[wwwlogionorg]

If your kid wants drugs, guess what? He is going to find them whether they are legal or not. Who do you want your kid buying his drugs from? The 'pusher' whose drugs are of unknown quality or dosage or R. J. Reynolds and E. I. Lilly?

The idea behind legalization is to end the problem of violence and two-bit drug gangs who would be too stupid to survive in any other business.

[Jllucky8]

Just like legal perscription meds, kids will get their hands on them to feel good.

[Jllucky8]

Does anybody watch "Intervention"? The "war" on drugs can NEVER be won, neither can the war on robbery, rape, terrorism, murder etc. Does it mean we give up and make it legal? This will create a nation of junkies, europe is not as great as people think!

[Shay5590]

"The "war" on drugs can NEVER be won"

...This is precisely why we need to end the war. Drug cartels, overpopulated prisons, higher crime and murder rates... these are all the result of our current drug policy. Ending the war on drugs will solve these problems.

[valenciafil]

in Chinese Taoism...."yield and overcome".....applies here in drug decriminalization

[111thedude111]

1. Drug war hasn't failed, it IS the problem. The majority of crime associated with drugs, is not b/c people get high and feel the need to become a criminal, but because prohibition creates an illegal market in which brutality and a willingness to murder are praised, while drug users are marginalized from society.

2. Drug use does not have a direct victim whereas the things you listed do. The only victim is the drug abuser(not user)

[111thedude111]

3. the Netherlands has a lower mj teen use rate the the US, despite it being sold in coffee shops.

Portugal's drug decriminalization has been an astounding success, with a slight decrease in drug use. Switzerland's heroin maintenance program has led to a 60% decrease in crime by heroin addicts. We lock up more people on drug charges than the EU does for everything else.

4. A 2007 Zogby poll shows 99% of people wouldn't try hard drugs, if legal

[111thedude111]

4(cont.) there may seemingly be an increase in drug users if legalization were to occur, but this will be the result of people no longer having to hide the fact that they use recreational drugs that are not alcohol or tobacco.

5. Just like "prescription meds" illegal drugs are controlled by violent criminals, who... wait, no prescription meds are made by companies and sold through pharmacies. No violence.

6. Teens regularly report in surveys it is easier to get drugs than booze or cigarettes.

[porkmaybeu]

hmmm well i do agree with what he is saying, but listen to him! all he does is read out statistics! which anyone can make! putting numbers in just makes in sound scientific thats why people use statistics but hey 9 out of 10 people think statistics are fake!

[nixter1nixter1]

Just being illegal is a reason for some to do it. Making all drugs legal would at first increase drug use, but they would then go down below the levels we are seeing at this time. What we are seeing is a repeat of 1920's Alcohol being declared to be against the law, crime and use went way up! We are at a tilting point right now, either the Government wises up and adjusts to the situation, or the large drug kingpins will go to war against them. The American people are the losers,....

[dualitystruggle]

Forbidden cookie jar effect!

[aoifericks]

really well said! i think that children should be introduced to alcohol at a young age..i mean look at ireland and englands teen drinkiing stats and then look at frances...its incredible and thats because they were giveb alcohol at a young age...Ay theres the rub as shakespeare would say x

[RichGilly]

If heroin was legal I would NOT start doing it. If coke were legal I would NOT start doing it. If hookers were legal I would NOT... well... maybe I would. And so would a lot of other internet nerds... you could make BILLIONS if you had hookers dress up like Princess Leia!

[Mika20]

I can see exactly what he's talking about.

Yet....well...I just don't know and probably won't care about it.

[guyv00]

Good points, although I would stay away from the more hardcore drugs other than pot.

[warhawk2005pl]

good point man, that old man knows what he's talking about

[chunkybutt420]

AMEN!!!!!!!

[4lafs]

He makes so much sense as do so many others who are calling for legalization and regulation of drugs, but it won't happen in the US for 2 reasons:

1) It would be political death for any leader to really stand up and fight for it.

2) We have built a $45 Billion (annually!)industry around this rediculous notion of a war on drugs. So those involved would fight it hard.

Too bad. So much crime and suffering instead of regulation and treatment because of ignorance and self interests.

[IndIka024]

it is easier to get pot than it is to get alcohol. When I was in High School there were half a dozen guys that sold pot, but I didnt know one adult who would risk his own ass buying us booz.

[TSXboy26]

in 100 years after the drugs are legal, people will look back at our generation and say "wow those people were SUCH idiots, what were they thinking?!?"

[newbossmedia]

He's right, when you're 15 it's way easier to get weed than to get vodka

[chunstiger]

Amen Brother! Legalize and Regulate ALL drugs. Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroine, LSD, etc. All of them should be legal and regulated.

[AROERS]

regulation is what the fight is all about, don't be fooled into that (don't need regulation that is what causes the problems)

[Poofyponcho]

LEGALIZE MARIJUANA. It is SAFER than coffee you ignorant assholes. Go research it and prove me wrong, I challenge you twats! Maryjane is safer than the pollution u breathe in every day.. make it legal already or I will sCREAM!!!!

[Neorxenawang]

I'm not sure your screaming is quite the political motivator you seem to think it is

[midniteKnite]

IN GOD WE TRUST

NOT IN USA

WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK

europeans

[TheWiseCommenter]

I've got to repeat what 47f0 said, it's put so simply and eloquently:

"Do you see a lot of foureen-year-olds buying vodka at the liquor store? It's easy - legitimate retailers have to check ID - drug dealers don't. Is some part of this too complex for you to understand?"

When something is illegal, it can't be regulated. When something is legal, it can be regulated. NOT FUCKING ROCKET SCIENCE.

[pseudonymjim]

I fail to see how the illegal trade would cease. Liked the hat though.

[flylike1]

illegal trade would be drastically decreased. if you have the option of buying legally or illegally the choice (for most people) is obvious

[mrbuttercake]

its a win-win for everyone because most people will buy "legally", and those who don't can either grow their own or buy from someone else

[flylike1]

throw in the fact that with regulation in this area the government would be able to tax marijuana or any other drugs that are legalized (like alcohol, tobacco) you have a nice amount of tax dollars going into funding government, maintaining roads, and so on.

i would go as far as to contend ALL drugs should be legalized, and regulated. even "hardcore" ones- obviously being "under the influence" of many of these can be dangerous, but laws can be put in place to limit where they could be used.

[ggqbc]

maybe we should start with marijuana instead of legalizing ALL DRUGS, just a thought

[HipH0Pe]

Just legalizing marijuana would be good, but not good enough. Most of the violence with drugs in the U.S. have to do with gangs selling COCAINE, then Meth and heroin. Legalizing Marijuana would help, but there would still be violence and people would think legalizing Marijuana didn't work.

People that will do heavy drugs if it is legalized are the same people that are doing it now, illegally. I don't do crack, and if it was made legal, that doesn't mean I would go out tomorrow and do it.

[ThreeHugeGuys]

COWBOY HAT HELP ME UndERSTAND

[avasol]

In the undying words of Bill Hicks.

"I don't think marijuana should be illegal, I think it should be mandatory."

[Kalamolng]

If its ever legalize what's stopping them from selling to kids?

[47f0]

Do you see a lot of foureen-year-olds buying vodka at the liquor store? It's easy - legitimate retailers have to check ID - drug dealers don't. Is some part of this too complex for you to understand?

[thawhiteazn]

nothing is stopping kids now. my little brother is 15 and he deals weed. How many 15 year olds are dealing liquor?

[MeinNutzername74]

Yea, this might be beside the point, but how many teens manage to get alcohole anyway?

(let me add, that i smoke weed...)

[thawhiteazn]

probably not as much as can get weed. only thing is, the parents think it's the opposite.

[Cainer666]

I used to work asa bartender and a group of 16 year old kids came in and offered me cocaine if I would serve them. Leaving a substance unregulated makes it easier for kids to get.

[woodrowpimp]

How much harder is it for a teenager to get alcohol though? Than lets say a joint. Fuck when i was a teenager i could get a joint any fucking time of the day....ANY TIME OF THE DAY! So many kids in school smoked pot. It was a bitch to get a bottle of alcohol though!

[MeinNutzername74]

Realy? I can get both equaly fast, i just go the liquor store around the corner, or i take the bus to the pot.

[woodrowpimp]

Well, in my area you had to find some one that was 21yr old to get the alcohol for you....which was a problem. But, weed and other drugs....i could just ask some one at school.

Now some stores might sell alcohol illegally to minors, but they are in very deep risk of being prosecuted. Stores in my area were shut down when i was a teen from selling to minors and now they are really strict.

[MeinNutzername74]

well as a drug dealer you can go to jail if you have to much. But i agree, with only nessessary amouts the worst that can happen is a in german "anzeige" when they catch you and take you to court, but mostly they get droped and nothing happends. Btw im 14 =)

[roberts707]

yea bur are you over 21 i'm 64 i can get alcohol any time i want but get pot from kids of my friends

[devosion]

Everyone is all for the decriminalization of marijuana lately, but all this publicity lately is doing something better. It's educating people on real facts about marijuana, and the more you understand about marijuana the more you realize how safe and medically viable it is. Go decriminalization and regulation!

[Bound4NH]

"Regulation and restriction" are still prohibition. So long as we prohibit, we will have the same problems.

LEGALIZE! Eliminate all prohibitions. Period, full stop, end.

[fiercealmond]

That is not prohibition. "prohibiting" use is exactly that, all use is illegal. Cigarettes and alcohol are regulated and restricted, not prohibited.

[vdopower66]

well said. it seems like we are really close. lets all make as much noise as we can and tip the balance!!!!

[FeldwebelWolfenstool]

That's all fine, in practice, yes.  But the politicians will maintain that the theory just doesn't hold up.

[publicenemy1010]

it really isn't working, they watch dealers for months and when they finally arrest them it doesn't affect the consumer at all, a new one just pops up

[bonferronic]

This guy is so right, and it would save us so much money.

[MrTripi]

"all" drugs? think heavily on that. I'm all for legalized marijuana, but meth? Come on man.

[jakeasturm]

Comments on legalizing all drugs (even meth)

1) People do what they want anyways

2) People use really bad drugs like meth cause its cheap. I doubt many would use meth if they could get safe and cheap marijuana.

3) We need to be open about this issue so we can find and tell the harms of drugs.

[111thedude111]

The more dangerous a drug, the more reason to legalize it; dangerous substances cannot be left for criminals to control. Maybe not sell meth in convenience stores, but make it available to addicts in a maintenance program like the Swiss do with heroin.

[MrTripi]

kind of like bombs. some jackass starts selling bombs on the black market and profits off illegal activity. Lives are destroyed; if we just legalize it and treat all illegal substances the same then surely the criminals will lose their power. you people are being foolish you think we can treat all drugs the same just because it's a radical and neat idea.

[danillum]

Bombs?! You're comparing marijuana to a bomb? Really?!

[FreeTalkLive]

Drugs are not like bombs. LOL

Besides, anyone can make bombs now. Everything you need is at Lowes.

But guess what? We don't have bombs being made and going off on a daily basis do we.

[111thedude111]

Bombs have low demand to anyone but the gov't; drugs have high demand. Lives are destroyed either way. I also suggested a Swiss-type heroin maintenance program, which has been a phenomenal success for long term addicts who are able to lead normal healthy lives as they can, and removes profit from criminals. If mj is sold behind the counter at 7-11, then yes, criminals will lose their profit, as who wants to buy from a drug dealer with a questionable product?

[MrTripi]

dude, stop thinking so non-linearly. Every situation in life must be handled in a different manner. There's no God damn elixer of health that cures all ailments. No demand for bombs? How do you know there won't be one, look at the middle east. Secondly, that was an analogy which clearly flew right over your head. Not all drugs are the same, not all drugs can be handled in the same manner; think on it, meditate-use your logic and stop being lazy. stupidity is contagious, peace

[111thedude111]

I agree, every situation must be handled in a different manner; and I'm against a system that throw's all drug users in jail or forces them into treatment. Also please actually read my responses; I never said bombs had no demand, but little. I also, since my first response, have said that blanket legalization would not be optimal.

[111thedude111]

Also, try to refrain from juvenile name-calling if you'd like to be taken seriously.

Also(yet again, need new transition), I think you meant "linearly" not "non-linearly" in your first sentence.

[MrTripi]

I said non-linearly because people will often see an immediate solution to a problem and rally behind it without even considering the repercussions.

Case and point:

legalizing drugs is a bad thing, we have horribly addictive drugs which can literally take your life away.

Your response, "we have ways of dealing with those drugs"

My Response: "you don't even know what type of drugs they'll be using 30years from now, it's too late; all drugs are legal"

do you see where I'm going with this?

[111thedude111]

I know the repercussions. People will do drugs regardless of whether they are legal or not. Do you know what the solution to addiction is now? Throw the addict in jail where they risk being stabbed, killed, raped, will still have access to drugs, and will come out with new criminal skills, unemployable, and still addicted.Bottom line: people who want drugs can get them, legal or not; the question is whether we should throw people in jail for a personal choice that harms only themselves.

[111thedude111]

BTW alcohol and tobacco can "take your life away:" cirrhosis, fetal alcohol syndrome, lung cancer, emphysema, throat cancer, alcoholism, drunk driving. Just look at the Netherlands, Switzerland, Portugal, to alternatives to American gung-ho, "get tough on drugs" prohibition, and see that they all work remarkably better.

[MrTripi]

I meant drugs as in "all drugs". Yes tobacco and alcohol can take your life away; you don't see me making my case for tobacco though do you?

I've not once said that we've found the magic bullet by making these drugs illegal. Sending some guy who smokes pot to jail where he'll get anally raped is not my idea of a solution. I'm saying that when we find these solutions they need to be applied differently depending on the circumstances.

Ex: Pot head vs Meth dealer require diff. treatment.

[MrTripi]

know what? I'm done with this, you honestly think what this guy is saying is some kind of magic bullet then your problem solving skills are lacking. Believe whatever stupid shit you want.

[111thedude111]

Wow. I never said legalization was a "magic bullet" but that it was the least bad solution available. Under it, there would be no meth dealers, and what you smoke is your business. Also, Im disappointed that you couldn't refrain from using juvenile insults because I believe the same "stupid shit" that Bill Buckley, Milton Friedman, Noam Chomsky, 500+ economists from US universities (3 nobelaureates).

So, thanks for remaining civil.

[heroguitarhero]

Lmao ahhahahahahaha YOU LOSE!!! ha you got mad first meaning you were wrong!! HA dummy... hey it should be legalized not because it is going to make us Billions or keep drugs from kids. BUT It will help get rid of Gangs and gang related violence (TRUST ME). Fuck Richard Nixon for starting this new White Power movement and Fuck Barack Obama for not helping the American people today.. unless he changes the law.. I know We have to do something about it, NOT THEM.. US we have to stand up.

[111thedude111]

So, criminals lose their violent monopolies(and thus, much of their money and power), and people aren't thrown in jail for their drug of choice. Most will use, some will abuse, some will become addicts(who can be given treatment w/o fear of prosecution). Also, this view is not radical: it is the traditional conservative view, belief in the individuals right to engage in any behavior that does not infringe on anyone else' rights, which is not a "neat" idea it is a logical one.

[FreeTalkLive]

Rat poision is legal to buy at Wal Mart, yet it doesn't seem to be a problem.

Anyone can buy gasoline. It's a very dangerous substance that can be used to burn buildings and you could huff the vapors and get high.

Are there major problems with these legal dangerous substances? NO

[megaman81]

This is no different than buying cold medicine to get high at the pharmacy. Its actually harder for kids to get it since its regulated with age.

[CARNATR0N]

this man speaks the truth.

[bonzmancometh]

good idea ... try something new ...whats too lose

[hollyzuda]

It's like the government selling & controlling the usage of drugs. Kinda strange looking from this point of view, but it actually may help. It's just becoming worser, everything fucking day, so a change would be fine.

Plus, I agree with 'thepower1802'. Pot is fine, even LSD might be ok, dunno, but legalizing coke might not be so smart.

[thepower1802]

I think legalization of weed is a very good idea, great to regulate it and tax it, but in terms of legalizing fucking cocaine? No thank you thats a big fucking mistake.

[highart2003]

You're right, how will our central intelligence agency fund it's covert wars.

[Fractapult]

Oh wow.. is that you? p-p-progress?..... you look beautiful tonight...

[xthexlanternx]

Its so ridiculous that people think usage will suddenly skyrocket if it is legalized. Drugs are NOT hard to get. Drugs are easy to do and avoid law enforcement. The only people who have any trouble are addicts and dealers. Anyone who wants to do drugs is already doing them. Some people might try it if it were legal, but it doesn't change the fact that anyone who wants to smoke pot can do so already with little to no consequence.

[Seplophobic]

This is a point that needs to be raised again and again, since opponents of drug reform really don't seem to get it. The idea behind legalization is to eliminate the black market and put all that money into our economy. I mean seriously, who thinks it's just some scheme to get more teens to smoke weed? That's not the way it works.

[chrisrms82]

So true, it seems like those who are against it being legalized are afraid that once it is legal they are somehow going to end up using it themselves.

[rcguy69]

You can regulate and control drugs by launching a massive, bloody war that costs billions or you can regulate and control drugs by opening licensed distribution outlets that earn billions.

Either way, you are regulating and controlling drugs. There is no difference.

[haobaba]

Anderson Cooper is a putz for asking if legalizing will increase teen usage. Its a retarded question that is more a counter point than a question at all. Totally insincere coverage as usual from CNN.

[minus00]

obama is fucking stupid. this guy is right. with it illegal, it is easier for kids to get than COUGH MEDICINE.

[HeWhoPawns]

This man makes perfect sense.

[almackska]

RE-LEGALIZE IT!!!

[elsbett1]

I SO agree that what we're doing is NOT working.

Let's campaign for change on our antiquated drug laws.

[cdltpx]

Will we ever see our laws set for reality and not morality. I agree we are fighting a loosing battle b/c if you can get all the drugs you want behind bars then it is too profitable to deal drugs.