This is exactly what I have been trying to tell people. Unfortunately most people don't seem to understand that there is a direct link between criminalization of drugs and increased drug use and drug related problems.
Most can agree with pot legalization, but they give me a crazy look when I say that drugs like cocaine and other harder drugs should be legal as well.
@Tom6093 Are you serious? Pot smoking has been going on for hundreds of years. A law that says we will not put folks in jail for smoking pot any longer will not change anything except criminality of pot.
Oh, while we're criminalizing individual rights lets criminalize mullets! And bleach blonde dye jobs, and eyebrow rings, and over-plucked eyebrows...and everything else I don't personally like.
When religion is trashed on, and is condemned, It's not so much the non belief in a deity. These people want to believe sin is justifiable because we are an evolved mammal species. It's human nature to want to look on another women with lust. To have sex without any guilt. Why let a religion tell u whats wrong or right. We know whats wrong or right ....Really ? Legalizing drugs ? Whats next....Prostitution ? Howabout molestation...after all we are animals.....right ?
If we legalize pot, It will open the door to absolute pandimonium. Your fooling yourselfs if you think people will automatically deter away from pot because it's legal, therefor it's not fun anymore. We'll have more accidents, more crime and more fucked up people then ever before. Morallity just isn't what it used to be . People....wake up and smell the coffee. Atheists feel the need to say religion inslaves hearts and minds. Religion actually protects us from ourselfs. ....con....
I think people do drugs becase of the mystery, and if you can openly buy it at a corner store people would be like "wheres the adventure in that" and stop looking for trouble.
I believe in LIMITING drugs. Medical marijuanna. Manditory dosage limits. etc. but not full out legalizing it. I'm not flamming or looking for a debate, so don't yel at me for my oppinion
I have to disagree with you. The fact that tobacco and alcohol are damaging is what makes them better. They have damaging effects that forces people at some point in their life to stop. Weed on the other hand has almost no ill effects on the body. What it does do is change the psychologically. I have seen this first hand. My friends wanted to try weed. Two of them now smoke everyday and are failing out of college in the first semester. They have just smoked more and more until its just habitual
I won't wear them, though. They would be for the dog. No, he won't wear them either. He'll just chew on them. But he'd be doing it out of appreciation so it's okay. :D
I think pot she be legal but I disagree with the author here. More serious drug use should be treated with fines and second offenses should lead to forced rehabillitation. Putting them in prison is immoral.
You can't legalize all drugs, that's idiotic. However, Marijuana should be legalized. Nowadays people have crammed all drugs into one simple word, drugs haha. This is not the case, weed is the most diverse plant on our Earth. What does heroin or meth do? Nothing, so they should be illegal...all that does is ruin people's lives.
man this pisses me off Criss your so right about everything and i love you for it but then you go use hate speech against addicts, people say i should know better as i only got a year left at the most hanging onto this planet as a result of "abuse" and yet you'd be the perfect role model for my 14 yr ol daughter whom i worry about constantly but i think she'd write you off if she saw this and i don't want to excuse you, sorry im just in a bad mood
The (supposed) basis of criminal activity is 1. cause of harm to others 2. an understanding that taking a given action is harmful to others (or another). The basis of "good law" (in my opinion) is 1. meeting the standards of criminal activity 2. can they be effectivly enforced. I agree with well regulated legalization of drugs, with a few exceptions.
I study mechatronics. I practice aikido. I work hard, so that I can get phd in one and a high black belt in the other, so that when I'm 40, I can grow a beard and become a wise old master, SMOKING WEED ALL DAY LONG. No, I've never smoked weed. No, I won't smoke weed untill I'm the master. But imagine how awesome would it be to be an old, wise, weed smoking master. Legalise it, I want my dreams to be legal, dammit!
I personally hope they never legalize weed. Reason for this is the tobacco industry will do the same thing with weed as they now do with ciggs. I don't want a bunch of additives added on by greedy corporations, which is exactly what will happen at least here in America.
Coke users: a question. If you really fault the law for sustaining murderous cartels, how can that be when you continue to buy coke, creating the demand in the first place? Also, why aren't you protesting "legalize coke" in the streets, and withholding your monetary support for the current system?
I suspect none will want to touch that, and will continue to buy cocaine, which makes getting their jollies on coke more important than ceasing to support murderous cartels. Hypocrisy at its finest.
i'd just like to say there is something very cowardly and sinister in the puritan attitude towards drugs, an attitude that invites the insidious authorities - if you respect freedom then mind your own business
@human453 I stumbled over this channel again & read your comment which seemed reflective of our conversation. I'm not sure how puritans fit into this but, the law of the land is every citizens business. It's not only your right to proselytize your beliefs, it's quite possibly your duty as functioning member of the social network. There's a difference between social liberty & anarchy. There's also a difference between the collective authority of society & monopolized dictatorship.
@human453 My point is that your position is the promotion of anarchy & I think your distrust for authority has become unreasonable. Law an order serves all mankind. It's in our interest to ensure that authority benefits us and is not allowed to run away and become a dictatorship. To absolve it completely is the wrong way to to go imo. p.s. whats with the aggresive tone? I'm just chatting... Why post if you don't like your views being challenged? I respect you, I'm not trying to be hostile.
@MrLittletomdj - im not in the promotion of anarchy i never said that why am i so pissed about this, cos you talk such bollocks, i know this political crap just cut straight to it - what are you saying about drugs? come on tell me
@human453 I get the impression that you think I'm some kind of Bill O'rielly republican with a slippery agenda... or close. I'M NOT! I've done Acic, xtc, mushies, MDMA, KET, coke, opium, weed, poppers, phet, m-cat, & fuck knows what else. I'm just asking honest questions. I'm not judging you. It's just a conversation to establish the truth. By a layman's definition I'm also an Atheist. Perhaps it's just the environment of Youtube that provokes hostility. I'm being upfront as fuck. Chill!
@human453 I don't know if ALL drugs should be legalized & that's the conversation I wanted to have. I didn't jump to a conclusion, I made an educated guess hence I wrote "I get the impression that you think...".
I'm not making a claim. I'm questioning a position. I thught you'd understand. I have concerns about the legalization of all drugs. My brother is schizophrenic and I firmly believe it is in part a result of taking LSD, so I have personal experience of both pos & neg fx of drugs. WTF? =/
@MrLittletomdj - I don't know if ALL drugs should be legalized & that's the conversation I wanted to have - that is the 1st thing you have said that wasn't babble, now what do you want to know? as for your example of lsd im sorry to hear that but look at the big picture it don't mean a hill of beans, firmly believe it even prove it but still prohibition is the greater of 2 evils, i'm just a grumpy cunt so please continue
@human453 So what's your position? Yes or no? Should all drugs be legalized? Are you a proponent for that or not &... well... Why do you take that position? I'm not trying to appeal to emotion. That comment was just to clarify that I'm qualified to know the good & the bad sides. I've got a lot invested in this question & I'm not looking for a guide. I'm looking for an open conversation. You call it "babble", I call it articulating a point.
@MrLittletomdj - if you want to choose a path of self destruction society will reject you as it's psychology is based on preservation medical, legal institutions etc will treat you like dirt, ironically in times of war self destruction is approved of, now in reference to the war on drugs, it is the result of an ideology based on irony
I'm a proponent for the legalization of cannabis. For a long time I've also advocated all drug legalization BUT... Drugs like heroin & crack cocaine are fast acting drugs. Heroin in particular can be given to a person without the users consent (i.e. used as a date rape drug). How can you police something dangerous if it is legal? I'm malleable on this issue & if someone has rebuttal to my trail of logic I'd love to hear it. Particularly ZOMGitsCriss, have you got a rebuttal that statement?
@MrLittletomdj -- How can you police something dangerous if it is legal? that doesn't even make sense - methadone is up to 360x stronger than morphine and is legal - and what business is it of yours what anyone puts in their body anyway? - thats the same bigotry gays face in backward countries
@human453 Well that's kinda my point. It's not about what YOU put into YOUR body voluntarily & with consent. It's about what you can put into someone elses body without their consent or full understanding of what they're participating in. I'm not talking relavatism here, it's an honest question that requires some thught. It's certainly not bigotry. Ease back on the attack and we can have a disscussion (if you like).
@human453 I'm still all for the legalization of cannabis btw. I make the distinction between that and other drugs on the basis that it's a plant & grows naturally. But yeah, hypothetically let's say you walk into a night club with a bag of GHB and it's perfectly legal to have it, what then? If you make a distinction between that drug & ecstacy, how do you go about doing that?
@MrLittletomdj - what about uncle bobo retard meds, and who cares about the distinction, personally i think the only way you can get into most of the music they play in clubs requires shit loads of drugs, but come on why stop at gbh why not straight out poison like arsenic or maybe aids blood, so what are you saying? all drugs should be banned cos of some kiddies in night club with bad taste in music, is that really the best you got ?
@human453 I'm pretty sure you can get arrested for carrying bottles of arsenic and aids blood around. Precription drugs are just that, PRESCRIBED. You can buy them with special "licence" & will have documented proof of that prescription. Do you think GBH should be legal? If you say no but did think MDMA or coke should be legal. How would you identify what the user was carrying in any practical situation? White powders in general are gonna raise eyebrows & there's a good reason for that.
@MrLittletomdj - look dude what are you trying to do, weigh freedom of choice to the cost to society? well things like cars or electricity kill more people than gbh, and how and why is it my concern what powders someones got ?
@human453 Yes that's pretty much exactly what I'm doing whilst taking into account the actual benefit of the substance. Electricity & cars are of huge benefit. I'm not as hard lined on this issue as you might think but, whilst trying to attain liberty for people I'm also weighing that against peoples protection. Would you not be concerned for people around you if you knew someone was carrying a substance like GHB and you had no legal means to prevent that?
@MrLittletomdj mate, if the dude wants to rape my mother he is gonna do it reguardless, unless i lock her up, see the analogy, now who really goes round drugging and raping anyway, just few freaks, so we lose all our freedom cos of them, thats just a pretext for the abuse of our freedom by the state, yea gbh is a shit drug, so what, but if you wanna take that should be your choice, just means you got no class like glue sniffers
i dont mean it to, but i know this is going to sound lewd, but you should sell youre underpants for like $30 or what ever youre equivilant is. you are like THE sexy atheist on youtube for whatever reason, and i am REALLY sure that this would work. infact you could likely just buy bulk panties online and ship those out. (wash the new cloths smell out though, i am sure the fabric softener smell would addto the customer satisfaction. i dont mean this crudely, i think it would honestly work!
It's a shame to say this. But when are we gonna find people who can lead nations, who believe as Criss does? This girl has more wisdom in her fingernail, than the entire assemby of the United Nations. When can our leaders finally stop pandering to religous leaders and special interests, and think about solving the problems of the world? CRISS for US President in 2012. I'm sure we can make it so she was born in some US Territory on a birth certificate..
The word "homosexual" is more appropriate and accurate than the word "gay".
A person does not need religion, hatred or any kind of phobia in order to acknowledge important, qualitative differences between heterosexual attraction / behavior / marriage / adoption and homosexual attraction / behavior / marriage / adoption.
Homosexual activists, with support from the media, have succeeded at framing themselves as noble victims and martyrs; it's an effective way to push a social agenda.
@lightandbeautiful No its just called Equal rights. Just because you like to have sexual activity with a member of the same sex doesn't mean you are predisposed to any sort of condition other than being human. If you dont agree with this or think that's wrong then your a bigot plain and simple, its just blind hate for people you dont even know based on outward appearance. No better than being a racist or any other type of hate monger. So sorry, Society doesn't have time for that point of view.
While watching this I couldn't help thinking about abstinence only education. The idea that telling kids not to have sex will stop them having sex when actually they do it anyway and it's better to tell them how to have safe sex.
Telling people not to do drugs doesn't stop them doing drugs, instead we should regulate it and make sure they know how much is too much.
When people start taking too much because no-one told them what their limits should be that's the result of criminalising it
@AntiMatterWave You know, there are certain things that should not be allowed b/c of their damaging effects on society (rape, murder, fraud, etc) but sex ed is not one of those. Sex ed is the result of a reasonable analysis of the practicalities (cost/benefits) of the situation. It is good to discourage murder. Discouraging sex is another matter. Ignorance is the biggest problem here and properly educated people are far less likely to engage in riskier behaviors. Education-good. Ignorance-bad.
For top philosophy of religion & sceptical analysis of Bible & religion try Robert M Price, John W. Loftus, Dan Barker, Victor J. Stenger. E.A.Wallis Budge translation of, 'The Papyrus of Ani' (1500BCE comp O.T.800-300BCE ish), Donald A. Mackenzie,' Egyptian myth and legend', James G Frazer, 'The Golden Bough', Thomas Paine, Joseph Wheless, Robert Ingersoll, C.Dennis Mckinsey, Bart Ehrman, ZomGitsCriss, Christopher Hitchens, Valerie Tarico, Ken Humphreys, Israel Finkelstein , Richard Dawkins
Some people are addicted to eating at McDonalds, develop all sorts of health problems and die early, but not before becoming an unmanageable drain on their health care system. Criminalize fake food now!
When the court still refused to accept foreign ambassadors and obstructed the trade clauses of the treaties, disputes over the treatment of British merchants in Chinese ports and on the seas led to the Second Opium War and the Treaty of Tientsin.
These treaties, soon followed by similar arrangements with the United States and France, later became known as the Unequal Treaties and the Opium Wars as the start of China's "Century of humiliation." Do you know why now?
British government sent expeditionary forces from India which ravaged the Chinese coast and dictated the terms of settlement. The Treaty of Nanking not only opened the way for further opium trade, but ceded territory including Hong Kong, unilaterally fixed Chinese tariffs at a low rate, granted extraterritorial rights to foreigners in China which were not offered to Chinese abroad, a most favored nation clause, as well as diplomatic representation.
Aware both of the drain of silver and the growing numbers of addicts, the Dao Guang Emperor demanded action. Officials at the court who advocated legalization of the trade in order to tax it were defeated by those who advocated suppression.
From the mid-17th century around 28 million kilograms of silver was received by China, principally from European powers, in exchange for Chinese goods. Britain's problem was further complicated by the fact that it had been using the gold standard from the mid-18th century and therefore had to purchase silver from other European countries, incurring an additional transaction cost
Low Chinese demand for European goods, and high European demand for Chinese goods, including tea, silk, and porcelain, forced European merchants to purchase these goods with silver, the only commodity the Chinese would accept. In modern economic terms the Chinese were demanding hard currency or specie (gold or silver coinage) as the medium of exchange for the international trade in their goods.
As demand increased in Europe, the profits European traders generated within the Asian trade network, that were used to purchase Asian goods, were gradually replaced by the direct export of bullion from Europe in exchange for the produce of Asia. The Spanish Empire began to sell opium, along with New World products such as tobacco and maize, to the Chinese in order to prevent the trade deficit which was costing it so much silver.
After the Spanish acquisition of the Philippines, the exchange of goods between China and western Europe accelerated dramatically. From 1565, the annual Manila Galleon brought in enormous amounts of silver to the Asian trade network, and in particular China, from Spanish silver mines in South America.
In 1799, the Qing Empire reinstated their ban on opium imports. The Empire issued the following decree in 1810:
Opium has a harm. Opium is a poison, undermining our good customs and morality. Its use is prohibited by law. Now the commoner, Yang, dares to bring it into the Forbidden City. Indeed, he flouts the law! However, recently the purchasers, eaters, and consumers of opium have become numerous. Deceitful merchants buy and sell it to gain profit.
The first law outright prohibiting the use of a specific drug in the United States was a San Francisco ordinance which banned the smoking of opium in opium dens in 1875. The reason cited was "many women and young girls, as well as young men of respectable family, were being induced to visit the Chinese opium-smoking dens, where they were ruined morally and otherwise." This was followed by other laws throughout the country, and federal laws which barred Chinese people from trafficking in opium.
Why drugs won't be legalized/decriminalized? 1. The drug mafia wants to keep high profits, so they will lobby against it with all their might. 2. State wants to keep high profit from alcohol and tobacco taxes and doesn't want people to turn to alternative drugs. Of course the state could tax them too but it would take a moral twist to tax something which was prosecuted with so much zeal for ages. 3. The law enforcement departments dealing with drugs wants to keep their jobs.
People said the same thing when the seat belt law was introduced in Canada. Why should I not have the right to choose if I want to wear a seat belt. Not wearing a seatbelt does not hurt anyone else. But the fact is that legislating the seat belt law worked. It took a while, but people eventually started wearing seat belts by habit. As as result many lives have been saved. If drugs were legalized, more people would use drugs. It's irrelevant that some people still use drugs despite the law.
NIce to hear and see you. I like you curly hair and nice eyes. Yes Drug like alcohol and tabaco is very bad too. What is your neckless about? Bye sleepwelll.
How condesending im a junky and I love life, junk gives me edge please don't stereo type us, junk can prolong life (do the reaserch) , maybe thats the darwinian explaination for a junky. Anyway who are you to say I'm throwing away my life, telling me what i already know about policy like a critic with no experiance, try going to jail where hindu's don't have to give hair folicle samples where you can get out of lock up to go to the mosque 4x a day 90% of dealing is done there. I 4 give u, u rock
Well Im PORTUGUESE, and i tell u legalize is the only solution!As Descriminalize just makes useres free but where the hell u get youre drugs?Rite Descriminalize keeps the mafias and gangsters rich as they are the only way to get drugs.
Not mention that tha cops dont know the law,they cactch you it hash or weed they just get ure shit and trow down to a river or step on it,or even keep to themselfs.
LEGALIZE IS THE ONLY SOLUTION!At least hash and weed that has no excuse so it wont get Legal!
It's like prohibition in the US. Alcoholic trends were actually decreasing until it was illegalized, then everyone wanted to do it. I guess it's the thrill of breaking the law thats more appealing than the actual act itself
in Brazil our problem with drugs is so big that I don't think it could be called war on drugs is more like a civil war, I mean, we have a special force to combat the dealers who are better trained than the fucking Israeli army, and in our schools we learn that all dealers must die and all users must go to jail, and t has been 60 years that is so, so in some countries, I think legalizing drugs would be a big problem in beginning and would take too long to be a good thing and to work
I love your videos. You are very intellegent. I think you look at the world from a logical perspective. I think we need more people like you who think outside the box.
Do you know cannabis in brown bar is a shitty mixture, sometimes they add solvants or coke, so it is not controled by a nationnal organisation, if your silly child take a shit like that, he can have irreversible brain damage.
This does have logic to it. You have made your point clear, pretty lady. I do have one question, though. It should probably be obvious, but do you think crimes comitted under the influence of these substances should be punished?
america's "war on drugs" isn't an accurate enough phrase. a better name would be "operation have a prison population that size of a muslim theocracy". there, i fixed it!
If you legalise drugs wouldnt it now be legal to sell them in shops like off licenses sell alcohol? This is the first time i idisagree with zomgitscriss.
You could probably get away with De-crimininalising cannabis, but legalising all drugs is idiotic.
Portugal's experiment to dea with their drug problem obviously worked.
Sadly, we won't be attepting the same thing here in the United States of America. Our political leaders would never allow it. They'd rather fill the prisons with non-violent casual drug users so that they can go in front of the TV cameras, act macho and scream, "I'M TOUGH ON CRIME!"
It's stupid, but that's the system we have in America.
Yea legalize em all so the junkbag down the street stops stealing shit from my car. He wont have to anymore. Hell just hit a clinic. I like that idea.
One of my best friends had a really terrible accidents while under the influence of cannabis. I am not saying it is worse than alcohol, but I sincerely doubt its any better...
Both should be legal, anyway. Shit happens, with or without drugs.
Doe ur reasoning sound, it is flawed because u use it for it sake, and hence it has become ur own God...
U contradict ur self some many times, U worry urself about religions that are violent but are not fazed by babies who by the way are the most defenseless being Killed for the convenience of the parent...
I take from ur argument so many things which will help me, ur frankness is invaluable, but I will leave u with 1 advice: use dat beautiful mind of urs to find the truth, 4 u should know
Doe ur reasoning sound, it is flawed because u use it for it sake, and hence it has become ur own God...
U contradict ur self some many times, U worry urself about religions that are violent but are not fazed by babies who by the way are the most defenseless being Killed for the convenience of the parent...
I take from ur argument so many things which will help me, ur frankness is invaluable, but I will leave u with 1 advice: use dat beautiful mind of urs to find the truth, 4 u should know there
Doe ur reasoning sound, it is flawed because u use it for it sake, and hence it has become ur own God...
U contradict ur self some many times, U worry urself about religions that are violent but are not fazed by babies who by the way are the most defenseless being Killed for the convinence of the parent...
I take from ur argument so many things which will help me, ur frankness is invaluable, but I will leave u with 1 advice: use dat beautiful mind of urs to find the truth, 4 u should know there
In Switzerland they legalized all drugs & had hospitals administer safe doses of drugs like heroin (only enough to keep addicts functional so that they could hold down jobs and create solid relationships.) This stopped them from being such a drain on society, and as the shame factor was removed, their sense of self-worth increased & they were much more likely to seek treatment and rehabilitation.
IDK how I feel about the drug issue. I mean weed is the biggest bitch drug ever and should be totally legalized, but shit like meth.... IDK. I guess I would have to a few studies showing that legalizing all drugs reduces the problem.
war on drugs, war on terrorism, all wars with no end ,if you legalize cocaine. things would get fucked, the human race will probably undo itself, because of greed ,exploitation, control freaks, fuck it , legalize everything,that way we ll get to our demise faster,legalize drugs, that would be stupid, would you fly in a plane with an intoxicated pilot?hell no, then again maybe you would
i have a friend that loves Marijuana. she told me that there is one thing that has been known to kill ppl about it. She said that if the mj wasnt dried properly it could grow a certain fungus on it. Wen you smoke the mj the spores go into ur lungs and start to grow, eventualy sufficating u. but if it was legalized i think this problem would go away since more care would be taken to make the mj uh smokeable or watever
drugs have been legal.. you could get all the cocaine, heroine,opiates, morphine you wanted in various forms e.g.elixirs.. the result was an horrific amount of drug addicts. The opium use in china as shoved down their throats by the British..the mass addiction was so terrible the China went to war twice to stop it ... why would the result be different today if it were legal.
@ab330 The problem was that they were advertised as elixirs and cures, and not as the dangerous substances they were. She states in the video why it would be different today. We would not be putting coke in Coke and selling it to children, or saying that an injection a day keeps the doctor away. We would be educating society, but understanding that if someone is determined to do/try drugs, they will find a way. The difference is complete safety, education, and regulation.
Hey Criss, I loved every other video you made, but I must say I have a problem with this one, for a particular reason. I agree that people have the right to do what they want, provided that they don't hurt others in doing so, but think about legalising drugs in this respect: drug addiction makes people steal and hurt others, imagine if we legalised them? And let's face it, more people would engage in drug use than now when it's not legal... It has a huge downside to it.
Criss, as an Emergency Room Radiographer for 30 years, I cannot even count the number of mva's, bar fights, domestic abuse, child abuse, & just plain stupidity that were attributed to alcohol consumption. Never once did I see anyone come thru the ER overdosing on marijuana, in a car wreck, fight, or anything else related to marijuana. Even OD's from cocaine, heroin, LSD, & other hallucinoginics were minor compared to OD's from legal pharmaceuticals. I agree with you completely on this. Peace.
I can see your point, but let's be honest, alcohol does not create addiction as easily as heavy drugs, and does not have as strong an effect on the brain as heavy drugs do. That's why you can't say that alcohol does the same as drugs. I drank many many times, and if I used drugs, for example, as often as I used alcohol, I would have been an addict by now!
@skadi87skadi I'm sorry to disagree with you, but alcohol & cigarettes are the easiest drugs to get additcted to because they are readily available. A true addict will become addicted whether it's alcohol, cigarettes or chemical drugs.There is no difference between alcohol & chemical drugs....as I said, I've NEVER in 30 + years, seen anyone OD on pot. Once you get high, if you just keep smoking pot the only thing you accomplish is getting lower on pot. You can drink yourself to death.
But I wasn't talking about pot, I was talking about all other drugs. Just tell me something, have you ever heard of anyone robbing houses, stealing from their own family and killing people because of the addiction on cigarettes or alcohol? I certainly didn't. But I did hear people do it for drugs. It happened in my neighbourhood last year, some junky was a bit easy on the trigger and he shot an innocent shop assistant.
@skadi87skadi Yes, I have heard of drug related violence. However, people commit crimes for every sort of addiction. Pickpocketing for cigarrettes, robbing liquour stores, alcohol-related domestic violence & barfights (both of which can result in deaths.) There was a story a few years ago about a woman addicted to eating 3-ply TOILET PAPER robbing a grocery store because she couldn't support her habit. All addictions are dangerous. That's why we rehabilitate addicts, not condemn them.
Well, toilet paper is not a dangerous hallucinogen, so you can't ban it......... I mean, your argument is silly. Do you really want to live in a world where people you come in contact with are stoned, drugged, disconnected from reality, dangerous, incapable of working etc??? And where many more people would use drugs than now when drugs are actually illegal? Do you really want that? Because I can't see what's there to like and how such a society would survive!
@skadi87skadi Toilet paper itself not dangerous, obviously, but addictions are dangerous. However, Switzerland legalized drugs a few years ago & had hospitals administer safe doses that kept addicts functional, since their bodies needed drugs to keep them stable. They could hold down jobs, giving them honest money to buy doses, so there was no need for crime. Drug related crime dropped & addicts were much more likely to seek rehab once the shame was removed and they trusted hospital staff.
Let me ask you again since you so cleverly skipped my question: Do you really want to live in a world where people you come in contact with are stoned, drugged,disconnected from reality,dangerous, incapable of working etc?
As for the hospitals controlling how much drug addicts can get,that's something else.We're talking about giving people complete freedom to buy drugs and use them however they want.But still, you have to fight bad things, not give up the fight and legalise it.
@skadi87skadi Complete freedom to buy drugs? Obviously there would be regulations, as with alcohol and cigarretes. It's not legal to to drive/go to work/school while drunk/stoned, legal adults only, that wouldn't change. Alcohol can be a very bad thing, but if you look at Prohibition, banning alcohol didn't go over well. Gangs made tons of money from alcohol, as they do now from unclean drugs. If we legalise, we'll have much greater control over drug use. The key is education.
Ok, so there are perks to legalisation, but I still think it's more trouble than it's worth, but hey, you fight for your beliefs, and then when they legalise drugs, you'll feel all the "benefits" of it on your own skin, and you'll deserve every bit of it because you made the wrong choice. Take care
Your points are all true and correct, speak truth to power!
I just wanted to add one point and this is the argument that convinced me once and for all that drugs should be legal (credit to Mike McConnel, AM talk show host).
If someone is an adult (18 or over [possibly debatable]) then no other adult has a right to tell them waht they can or cannot put into their own body, including the government. Snorting drano is actually legal. I hope you all see the piont here, limited space. lp.org
If drugs would affect only the people that use them, I would agree with you and Criss. Unfortunately, drug addicts are more often than not a threat to the society, that's why drugs have to be controlled (which making them illegal does).
@skadi87skadi You are right that drugs can affect others besides the user, but there are laws to take care of that problem already. If they rob or kill someone, they will hopefully be convicted of that. If they abuse or neglect their children, hopefully they will be convicted of that. Drug laws are preventative laws and I have never agreed with that premise. You are being thrown in jail because doing that makes you more likely to commit a crime. Bullshit!
@skadi87skadi Are you telling me that people are not suffering NOW because of drug addiction? You think making the drugs legal will make the issues worse? There are also people that can use their drug of choice and go about their lives hurting nobody. Those people should not be punished because there are those with lower willpower than themselves. Hopefully the money that is used for enforcement now can be diverted into treatment programs for those who need help.
I'm saying that whatever is happening right now while drugs are still illegal, it would go on on a much greater scale once they've been legalised. Multiply the number of drug users and problems by 2 and you'll get the result. That's what I'm saying.
@skadi87skadi Actually, no. When drugs are legalized, less people even try them, let alone become hooked on them. Illegal drugs are easier for children to get than alcohol because it is illegal. Hell, pot is easier to get than cigarettes for young people. You'll reduce those problems plus end people going to jail for drug related non-violent crimes, tainted drugs, improper use of drugs and it would take the money out of the hands of street thugs with guns.
That's bullshit. It's not easier for me. Just stop and think about what you've just said - if they're legal, then you can find them easily and you know where they're sold. But if they're illegal, like they are, then you'd have to know a drug dealer to find them for you. And I don't know any drug dealer, at least not in person. So right now it would be hard for me to get any drugs. And don't worry about street thugs, they'll always find a way to succeed, like selling it cheaper.
@skadi87skadi If you want drugs, you could find them so don't lie. The things I said are completely true. Street thugs are going to sell it cheaper? They will find something else to sell that will probably not be as lucrative. You can say it's bullshit if you want but it's not, it's all true. You feel the need to reflect your own personal weaknesses on the rest of the country and have us taken care of. No thanks.
I'm not lying,I don't hang out with such people.And I don't know what weaknesses you're referring to,because I'm not remotely interesting in drugs.If YOU want to take drugs,that's fine, but don't demand legalisation. Well,it's bullshit if you say drugs are easier to get than alcohol or cigarettes, that's bull,I'm sorry, but it's true.You can nag all you want, but drugs will NEVER EVER be legalised ;) So I don't worry too much,I just don't understand how people could think like that
@skadi87skadi I can see that you feel strongly about this but ask some kids if it's easier to get alcohol or weed. You also may not hang out with such people but you know where they are and you could go and get some pot today if you wanted to, that was my point, not that you can call your friends to get it. As for your weakness, I'm talking about how if drugs were legal you think you'd go out and get addicted to all of them. Most people are not so weak. Watch some videos about these subjects
Okay, I understand what you're saying, and since I understand your arguments and only partly agree with them, I won't try and disprove them anymore :) I just think it's a too complicated issue to simply say yes i agree or no i don't. Take care
And about why governments still oppose decriminalisation or legalisation? Amongst other things pressure groups, both religious and non-religious. And I can't help but wonder how much of their funding comes from organised crime. Because lets face it, if there is one group against decriminalisation and legalisation it is the one earning billions every year from the fact that it is illegal.
Many people I know argue that people under the influence of drugs hurt others, therefore it should be illegal. But that doesn't include alcohol?
It is the only argument and it is flawed.If you take this far enough, you could argue that people should be forced to take, for example, calming meds, so they don't kill someone out of anger.
Prohibition failed miserably in the 30s and so is the criminalization of pot. I say, just legalize it, tax the hell out of it, and give the money to the needy.
You're a delusional hippy. Why do we hear more about alcohol related accidents than cannabis related ones? Because the former is legal and far more popular. It's as simple as that.
@ZOMGitCriss Illegal drugs is a trillion dollar a year business. Legalizing them would cost alot of people (including government officials) tons of money. Any deaths due to that is just collateral damage to them.As long as people will beg,borrow,steal,or kill to buy dope theyre gonna keep realin in the cash.Plus alcohol,drugs & tobacco are good for the economy ie. lawyers,funeral homes,floral shops,liquor stores,gun shops,the tax man,hospital supply firms,ect +job security police,military,border
This is exactly what I have been trying to tell people. Unfortunately most people don't seem to understand that there is a direct link between criminalization of drugs and increased drug use and drug related problems.
Most can agree with pot legalization, but they give me a crazy look when I say that drugs like cocaine and other harder drugs should be legal as well.
TheFreezingVoid 21 hours ago
@Tom6093 Are you serious? Pot smoking has been going on for hundreds of years. A law that says we will not put folks in jail for smoking pot any longer will not change anything except criminality of pot.
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kcebretto 5 days ago
Oh, while we're criminalizing individual rights lets criminalize mullets! And bleach blonde dye jobs, and eyebrow rings, and over-plucked eyebrows...and everything else I don't personally like.
spishcadet 1 week ago
When religion is trashed on, and is condemned, It's not so much the non belief in a deity. These people want to believe sin is justifiable because we are an evolved mammal species. It's human nature to want to look on another women with lust. To have sex without any guilt. Why let a religion tell u whats wrong or right. We know whats wrong or right ....Really ? Legalizing drugs ? Whats next....Prostitution ? Howabout molestation...after all we are animals.....right ?
Tom6093 2 weeks ago
If we legalize pot, It will open the door to absolute pandimonium. Your fooling yourselfs if you think people will automatically deter away from pot because it's legal, therefor it's not fun anymore. We'll have more accidents, more crime and more fucked up people then ever before. Morallity just isn't what it used to be . People....wake up and smell the coffee. Atheists feel the need to say religion inslaves hearts and minds. Religion actually protects us from ourselfs. ....con....
Tom6093 2 weeks ago
I think people do drugs becase of the mystery, and if you can openly buy it at a corner store people would be like "wheres the adventure in that" and stop looking for trouble.
roquemyracle127 2 weeks ago
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actually i could tell an incident where MJ caused a car accident. tho it was foggy?...
zeryahu 2 weeks ago
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zeryahu 2 weeks ago
GOTTA LOVE HER!!!
g2thumbs1 2 weeks ago
I believe in LIMITING drugs. Medical marijuanna. Manditory dosage limits. etc. but not full out legalizing it. I'm not flamming or looking for a debate, so don't yel at me for my oppinion
1redrider100 1 month ago
You look like Alyson Michalka
ELIGAGIRL 1 month ago
Imagine, in my country we are discussing public fixing rooms for drug addicts today where they can get help to take the drugs safely.
We have a lot of overdose deaths in this country and this would counter that.
But of course some people are outraged.
Their argument: Drugs are illegal and these people should't be given free haven to take them.
Apparently keeping them from dying is less important that sticking to a rigid principle.
All I can say is - legalize it!
auritone 1 month ago
Total agreement
twostepRMX 1 month ago
The Lord will Destroy the people that have Destroyed his Earth! You Devils are going Down and your Demise is Inevitable!
Jacobrise7 1 month ago
I have to disagree with you. The fact that tobacco and alcohol are damaging is what makes them better. They have damaging effects that forces people at some point in their life to stop. Weed on the other hand has almost no ill effects on the body. What it does do is change the psychologically. I have seen this first hand. My friends wanted to try weed. Two of them now smoke everyday and are failing out of college in the first semester. They have just smoked more and more until its just habitual
Crimsonwhocares 1 month ago
Hell yeah, I'll buy your shoes.
I won't wear them, though. They would be for the dog. No, he won't wear them either. He'll just chew on them. But he'd be doing it out of appreciation so it's okay. :D
IrwinJohnFinster 1 month ago
Would LOVE to smoke a joint with you....
TheBikebuster666 2 months ago
I think pot she be legal but I disagree with the author here. More serious drug use should be treated with fines and second offenses should lead to forced rehabillitation. Putting them in prison is immoral.
MrNicMachiavelli 2 months ago
You can't legalize all drugs, that's idiotic. However, Marijuana should be legalized. Nowadays people have crammed all drugs into one simple word, drugs haha. This is not the case, weed is the most diverse plant on our Earth. What does heroin or meth do? Nothing, so they should be illegal...all that does is ruin people's lives.
TheKenTerry 2 months ago
man this pisses me off Criss your so right about everything and i love you for it but then you go use hate speech against addicts, people say i should know better as i only got a year left at the most hanging onto this planet as a result of "abuse" and yet you'd be the perfect role model for my 14 yr ol daughter whom i worry about constantly but i think she'd write you off if she saw this and i don't want to excuse you, sorry im just in a bad mood
human453 2 months ago
The (supposed) basis of criminal activity is 1. cause of harm to others 2. an understanding that taking a given action is harmful to others (or another). The basis of "good law" (in my opinion) is 1. meeting the standards of criminal activity 2. can they be effectivly enforced. I agree with well regulated legalization of drugs, with a few exceptions.
wotmot223 2 months ago
I study mechatronics. I practice aikido. I work hard, so that I can get phd in one and a high black belt in the other, so that when I'm 40, I can grow a beard and become a wise old master, SMOKING WEED ALL DAY LONG. No, I've never smoked weed. No, I won't smoke weed untill I'm the master. But imagine how awesome would it be to be an old, wise, weed smoking master. Legalise it, I want my dreams to be legal, dammit!
jediflamaster 3 months ago
@jediflamaster That's the way to live when you get old... Sit, smoke, think... and sometimes beating off, but you're old so, it'll take longer.
UndeadProductionsCo 2 months ago
I personally hope they never legalize weed. Reason for this is the tobacco industry will do the same thing with weed as they now do with ciggs. I don't want a bunch of additives added on by greedy corporations, which is exactly what will happen at least here in America.
LIVEFRMNYC 3 months ago
I LOVE YOU!! YOU ARE GORGEOUS!!
osirissunra 3 months ago 9
@osirissunra I love her too! Beauty and brains. And guts to say it out loud!
gamerdaddy 3 months ago
@osirissunra that way of thinking is gorgeous more people should throw away their egotistical ignorance and open their eyes. and yes she is
frankiej411 2 months ago
Coke users: a question. If you really fault the law for sustaining murderous cartels, how can that be when you continue to buy coke, creating the demand in the first place? Also, why aren't you protesting "legalize coke" in the streets, and withholding your monetary support for the current system?
I suspect none will want to touch that, and will continue to buy cocaine, which makes getting their jollies on coke more important than ceasing to support murderous cartels. Hypocrisy at its finest.
RipTheSystem33 3 months ago
If she would go out and try to be "politician of the world" I'd vote for her( and drink a pint of harddrugs on her health all the while at it.) xd
diekerel 3 months ago
i'd just like to say there is something very cowardly and sinister in the puritan attitude towards drugs, an attitude that invites the insidious authorities - if you respect freedom then mind your own business
human453 3 months ago
@human453 I stumbled over this channel again & read your comment which seemed reflective of our conversation. I'm not sure how puritans fit into this but, the law of the land is every citizens business. It's not only your right to proselytize your beliefs, it's quite possibly your duty as functioning member of the social network. There's a difference between social liberty & anarchy. There's also a difference between the collective authority of society & monopolized dictatorship.
MrLittletomdj 2 months ago
@MrLittletomdj - well wtf is your point?
human453 2 months ago
@human453 My point is that your position is the promotion of anarchy & I think your distrust for authority has become unreasonable. Law an order serves all mankind. It's in our interest to ensure that authority benefits us and is not allowed to run away and become a dictatorship. To absolve it completely is the wrong way to to go imo. p.s. whats with the aggresive tone? I'm just chatting... Why post if you don't like your views being challenged? I respect you, I'm not trying to be hostile.
MrLittletomdj 2 months ago
@MrLittletomdj - im not in the promotion of anarchy i never said that why am i so pissed about this, cos you talk such bollocks, i know this political crap just cut straight to it - what are you saying about drugs? come on tell me
human453 2 months ago
@human453 I get the impression that you think I'm some kind of Bill O'rielly republican with a slippery agenda... or close. I'M NOT! I've done Acic, xtc, mushies, MDMA, KET, coke, opium, weed, poppers, phet, m-cat, & fuck knows what else. I'm just asking honest questions. I'm not judging you. It's just a conversation to establish the truth. By a layman's definition I'm also an Atheist. Perhaps it's just the environment of Youtube that provokes hostility. I'm being upfront as fuck. Chill!
MrLittletomdj 2 months ago
@MrLittletomdj - again with the jumping to conclusions - and again i will ask what are you saying about drugs? - just say it tell me, i want to know
human453 2 months ago
@human453 I don't know if ALL drugs should be legalized & that's the conversation I wanted to have. I didn't jump to a conclusion, I made an educated guess hence I wrote "I get the impression that you think...".
I'm not making a claim. I'm questioning a position. I thught you'd understand. I have concerns about the legalization of all drugs. My brother is schizophrenic and I firmly believe it is in part a result of taking LSD, so I have personal experience of both pos & neg fx of drugs. WTF? =/
MrLittletomdj 2 months ago
@MrLittletomdj - I don't know if ALL drugs should be legalized & that's the conversation I wanted to have - that is the 1st thing you have said that wasn't babble, now what do you want to know? as for your example of lsd im sorry to hear that but look at the big picture it don't mean a hill of beans, firmly believe it even prove it but still prohibition is the greater of 2 evils, i'm just a grumpy cunt so please continue
human453 2 months ago
@human453 So what's your position? Yes or no? Should all drugs be legalized? Are you a proponent for that or not &... well... Why do you take that position? I'm not trying to appeal to emotion. That comment was just to clarify that I'm qualified to know the good & the bad sides. I've got a lot invested in this question & I'm not looking for a guide. I'm looking for an open conversation. You call it "babble", I call it articulating a point.
MrLittletomdj 2 months ago
@MrLittletomdj - if you want to choose a path of self destruction society will reject you as it's psychology is based on preservation medical, legal institutions etc will treat you like dirt, ironically in times of war self destruction is approved of, now in reference to the war on drugs, it is the result of an ideology based on irony
human453 2 months ago
wow, you're ignorant
MissLeanaFaith 3 months ago
If it was up to me, all drugs would be illegal, including alcohol and tobacco
MissLeanaFaith 3 months ago
you should fix this up, or at least take into consideration what hitchens has got to say
human453 3 months ago
I'm a proponent for the legalization of cannabis. For a long time I've also advocated all drug legalization BUT... Drugs like heroin & crack cocaine are fast acting drugs. Heroin in particular can be given to a person without the users consent (i.e. used as a date rape drug). How can you police something dangerous if it is legal? I'm malleable on this issue & if someone has rebuttal to my trail of logic I'd love to hear it. Particularly ZOMGitsCriss, have you got a rebuttal that statement?
MrLittletomdj 4 months ago
@MrLittletomdj -- How can you police something dangerous if it is legal? that doesn't even make sense - methadone is up to 360x stronger than morphine and is legal - and what business is it of yours what anyone puts in their body anyway? - thats the same bigotry gays face in backward countries
human453 3 months ago
@human453 Well that's kinda my point. It's not about what YOU put into YOUR body voluntarily & with consent. It's about what you can put into someone elses body without their consent or full understanding of what they're participating in. I'm not talking relavatism here, it's an honest question that requires some thught. It's certainly not bigotry. Ease back on the attack and we can have a disscussion (if you like).
MrLittletomdj 3 months ago
@MrLittletomdj - ok I'll be nice, well what exactly is your point? drugs enable rapists?
human453 3 months ago
@human453 I'm still all for the legalization of cannabis btw. I make the distinction between that and other drugs on the basis that it's a plant & grows naturally. But yeah, hypothetically let's say you walk into a night club with a bag of GHB and it's perfectly legal to have it, what then? If you make a distinction between that drug & ecstacy, how do you go about doing that?
MrLittletomdj 3 months ago
@MrLittletomdj - what about uncle bobo retard meds, and who cares about the distinction, personally i think the only way you can get into most of the music they play in clubs requires shit loads of drugs, but come on why stop at gbh why not straight out poison like arsenic or maybe aids blood, so what are you saying? all drugs should be banned cos of some kiddies in night club with bad taste in music, is that really the best you got ?
human453 3 months ago
@human453 I'm pretty sure you can get arrested for carrying bottles of arsenic and aids blood around. Precription drugs are just that, PRESCRIBED. You can buy them with special "licence" & will have documented proof of that prescription. Do you think GBH should be legal? If you say no but did think MDMA or coke should be legal. How would you identify what the user was carrying in any practical situation? White powders in general are gonna raise eyebrows & there's a good reason for that.
MrLittletomdj 3 months ago
@MrLittletomdj - look dude what are you trying to do, weigh freedom of choice to the cost to society? well things like cars or electricity kill more people than gbh, and how and why is it my concern what powders someones got ?
human453 3 months ago
@human453 Yes that's pretty much exactly what I'm doing whilst taking into account the actual benefit of the substance. Electricity & cars are of huge benefit. I'm not as hard lined on this issue as you might think but, whilst trying to attain liberty for people I'm also weighing that against peoples protection. Would you not be concerned for people around you if you knew someone was carrying a substance like GHB and you had no legal means to prevent that?
MrLittletomdj 3 months ago
@MrLittletomdj mate, if the dude wants to rape my mother he is gonna do it reguardless, unless i lock her up, see the analogy, now who really goes round drugging and raping anyway, just few freaks, so we lose all our freedom cos of them, thats just a pretext for the abuse of our freedom by the state, yea gbh is a shit drug, so what, but if you wanna take that should be your choice, just means you got no class like glue sniffers
human453 3 months ago
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MrLittletomdj 4 months ago
i dont mean it to, but i know this is going to sound lewd, but you should sell youre underpants for like $30 or what ever youre equivilant is. you are like THE sexy atheist on youtube for whatever reason, and i am REALLY sure that this would work. infact you could likely just buy bulk panties online and ship those out. (wash the new cloths smell out though, i am sure the fabric softener smell would addto the customer satisfaction. i dont mean this crudely, i think it would honestly work!
HolyHogShit 4 months ago
It's a shame to say this. But when are we gonna find people who can lead nations, who believe as Criss does? This girl has more wisdom in her fingernail, than the entire assemby of the United Nations. When can our leaders finally stop pandering to religous leaders and special interests, and think about solving the problems of the world? CRISS for US President in 2012. I'm sure we can make it so she was born in some US Territory on a birth certificate..
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The war on drugs was a failure from the start.
SuperBromander 4 months ago
The word "homosexual" is more appropriate and accurate than the word "gay".
A person does not need religion, hatred or any kind of phobia in order to acknowledge important, qualitative differences between heterosexual attraction / behavior / marriage / adoption and homosexual attraction / behavior / marriage / adoption.
Homosexual activists, with support from the media, have succeeded at framing themselves as noble victims and martyrs; it's an effective way to push a social agenda.
lightandbeautiful 4 months ago
@lightandbeautiful No its just called Equal rights. Just because you like to have sexual activity with a member of the same sex doesn't mean you are predisposed to any sort of condition other than being human. If you dont agree with this or think that's wrong then your a bigot plain and simple, its just blind hate for people you dont even know based on outward appearance. No better than being a racist or any other type of hate monger. So sorry, Society doesn't have time for that point of view.
pac6010 4 months ago
Actually, you could probably find someone who would buy your shoes, especially on the internet!
xJoeEDangerouslyx 4 months ago
While watching this I couldn't help thinking about abstinence only education. The idea that telling kids not to have sex will stop them having sex when actually they do it anyway and it's better to tell them how to have safe sex.
Telling people not to do drugs doesn't stop them doing drugs, instead we should regulate it and make sure they know how much is too much.
When people start taking too much because no-one told them what their limits should be that's the result of criminalising it
AntiMatterWave 4 months ago
@AntiMatterWave You know, there are certain things that should not be allowed b/c of their damaging effects on society (rape, murder, fraud, etc) but sex ed is not one of those. Sex ed is the result of a reasonable analysis of the practicalities (cost/benefits) of the situation. It is good to discourage murder. Discouraging sex is another matter. Ignorance is the biggest problem here and properly educated people are far less likely to engage in riskier behaviors. Education-good. Ignorance-bad.
xJoeEDangerouslyx 4 months ago
For top philosophy of religion & sceptical analysis of Bible & religion try Robert M Price, John W. Loftus, Dan Barker, Victor J. Stenger. E.A.Wallis Budge translation of, 'The Papyrus of Ani' (1500BCE comp O.T.800-300BCE ish), Donald A. Mackenzie,' Egyptian myth and legend', James G Frazer, 'The Golden Bough', Thomas Paine, Joseph Wheless, Robert Ingersoll, C.Dennis Mckinsey, Bart Ehrman, ZomGitsCriss, Christopher Hitchens, Valerie Tarico, Ken Humphreys, Israel Finkelstein , Richard Dawkins
zytigon 4 months ago
Some people are addicted to eating at McDonalds, develop all sorts of health problems and die early, but not before becoming an unmanageable drain on their health care system. Criminalize fake food now!
mikespulligan 5 months ago 3
"Opium Wars"
When the court still refused to accept foreign ambassadors and obstructed the trade clauses of the treaties, disputes over the treatment of British merchants in Chinese ports and on the seas led to the Second Opium War and the Treaty of Tientsin.
These treaties, soon followed by similar arrangements with the United States and France, later became known as the Unequal Treaties and the Opium Wars as the start of China's "Century of humiliation." Do you know why now?
Azglahal 5 months ago
"Opium Wars"
British government sent expeditionary forces from India which ravaged the Chinese coast and dictated the terms of settlement. The Treaty of Nanking not only opened the way for further opium trade, but ceded territory including Hong Kong, unilaterally fixed Chinese tariffs at a low rate, granted extraterritorial rights to foreigners in China which were not offered to Chinese abroad, a most favored nation clause, as well as diplomatic representation.
Azglahal 5 months ago
"Opium Wars"
Aware both of the drain of silver and the growing numbers of addicts, the Dao Guang Emperor demanded action. Officials at the court who advocated legalization of the trade in order to tax it were defeated by those who advocated suppression.
Azglahal 5 months ago
"Opium Wars" - European trade with Asia Part 4
From the mid-17th century around 28 million kilograms of silver was received by China, principally from European powers, in exchange for Chinese goods. Britain's problem was further complicated by the fact that it had been using the gold standard from the mid-18th century and therefore had to purchase silver from other European countries, incurring an additional transaction cost
Azglahal 5 months ago
"Opium Wars" - European trade with Asia Part 3
Low Chinese demand for European goods, and high European demand for Chinese goods, including tea, silk, and porcelain, forced European merchants to purchase these goods with silver, the only commodity the Chinese would accept. In modern economic terms the Chinese were demanding hard currency or specie (gold or silver coinage) as the medium of exchange for the international trade in their goods.
Azglahal 5 months ago
"Opium Wars" - European trade with Asia Part 2
As demand increased in Europe, the profits European traders generated within the Asian trade network, that were used to purchase Asian goods, were gradually replaced by the direct export of bullion from Europe in exchange for the produce of Asia. The Spanish Empire began to sell opium, along with New World products such as tobacco and maize, to the Chinese in order to prevent the trade deficit which was costing it so much silver.
Azglahal 5 months ago
"Opium Wars" - European trade with Asia Part 1
After the Spanish acquisition of the Philippines, the exchange of goods between China and western Europe accelerated dramatically. From 1565, the annual Manila Galleon brought in enormous amounts of silver to the Asian trade network, and in particular China, from Spanish silver mines in South America.
Azglahal 5 months ago
"Opium Wars"
In 1799, the Qing Empire reinstated their ban on opium imports. The Empire issued the following decree in 1810:
Opium has a harm. Opium is a poison, undermining our good customs and morality. Its use is prohibited by law. Now the commoner, Yang, dares to bring it into the Forbidden City. Indeed, he flouts the law! However, recently the purchasers, eaters, and consumers of opium have become numerous. Deceitful merchants buy and sell it to gain profit.
Azglahal 5 months ago
The first law outright prohibiting the use of a specific drug in the United States was a San Francisco ordinance which banned the smoking of opium in opium dens in 1875. The reason cited was "many women and young girls, as well as young men of respectable family, were being induced to visit the Chinese opium-smoking dens, where they were ruined morally and otherwise." This was followed by other laws throughout the country, and federal laws which barred Chinese people from trafficking in opium.
Azglahal 5 months ago
Why drugs won't be legalized/decriminalized? 1. The drug mafia wants to keep high profits, so they will lobby against it with all their might. 2. State wants to keep high profit from alcohol and tobacco taxes and doesn't want people to turn to alternative drugs. Of course the state could tax them too but it would take a moral twist to tax something which was prosecuted with so much zeal for ages. 3. The law enforcement departments dealing with drugs wants to keep their jobs.
jardabc 5 months ago
People said the same thing when the seat belt law was introduced in Canada. Why should I not have the right to choose if I want to wear a seat belt. Not wearing a seatbelt does not hurt anyone else. But the fact is that legislating the seat belt law worked. It took a while, but people eventually started wearing seat belts by habit. As as result many lives have been saved. If drugs were legalized, more people would use drugs. It's irrelevant that some people still use drugs despite the law.
dartplayer170 5 months ago
Post nudes or I won't believe you.
ChaoticByDesign 5 months ago
NIce to hear and see you. I like you curly hair and nice eyes. Yes Drug like alcohol and tabaco is very bad too. What is your neckless about? Bye sleepwelll.
masterkey14 5 months ago
@masterkey14 The symbol that she's wearing is called an Ankh. It is an ancient Egyptian symbol for life.
andreo 5 months ago
What I find incredible is that I have yet to hear an actual coherent argument against legalising drugs.
Seems like "it's bad" is the only thing I've ever heard.
Removing the major income of most criminal organisations thereby making the supply dwindle seems to be the logical step.
Do people actually believe that this will mean everybody will go drug crazy?
I just don't get it....
auritone 5 months ago 14
You are smart and sexy!
Juillardl 5 months ago
Weed makes me horny
TheMrgoku1985 6 months ago
in fact i respect so much i 'd like to say that i think you should make an apoloy for your bigotry towards junkies.
what u think is self destruction could be a celebration
thats something that can only be learned subectivly
human453 6 months ago
How condesending im a junky and I love life, junk gives me edge please don't stereo type us, junk can prolong life (do the reaserch) , maybe thats the darwinian explaination for a junky. Anyway who are you to say I'm throwing away my life, telling me what i already know about policy like a critic with no experiance, try going to jail where hindu's don't have to give hair folicle samples where you can get out of lock up to go to the mosque 4x a day 90% of dealing is done there. I 4 give u, u rock
human453 6 months ago
u are the shit! love the videos, great insight, on top of being cute as fuck.!
moneymakinmav 6 months ago
The pot smokers stole mah babay!
LostManSays 6 months ago
Well Im PORTUGUESE, and i tell u legalize is the only solution!As Descriminalize just makes useres free but where the hell u get youre drugs?Rite Descriminalize keeps the mafias and gangsters rich as they are the only way to get drugs.
Not mention that tha cops dont know the law,they cactch you it hash or weed they just get ure shit and trow down to a river or step on it,or even keep to themselfs.
LEGALIZE IS THE ONLY SOLUTION!At least hash and weed that has no excuse so it wont get Legal!
PEACE
SportingFanatic1906 6 months ago
It's like prohibition in the US. Alcoholic trends were actually decreasing until it was illegalized, then everyone wanted to do it. I guess it's the thrill of breaking the law thats more appealing than the actual act itself
Spocktacular96 6 months ago
in Brazil our problem with drugs is so big that I don't think it could be called war on drugs is more like a civil war, I mean, we have a special force to combat the dealers who are better trained than the fucking Israeli army, and in our schools we learn that all dealers must die and all users must go to jail, and t has been 60 years that is so, so in some countries, I think legalizing drugs would be a big problem in beginning and would take too long to be a good thing and to work
BYHUYD 7 months ago
weed yes, the other stuff no! why? health care will sky rocket! maybe not at first, but in the end.
WATTATARDUR 7 months ago
I love your videos. You are very intellegent. I think you look at the world from a logical perspective. I think we need more people like you who think outside the box.
mylovewelch 7 months ago
Putting people in prison isn't a good thing???
Do you know cannabis in brown bar is a shitty mixture, sometimes they add solvants or coke, so it is not controled by a nationnal organisation, if your silly child take a shit like that, he can have irreversible brain damage.
bneiharash 7 months ago
Esti o persoana foarte coerenta - nu stiam ca au mai ramas pe aici oameni ca tine :) Sper sa ajung sa te cunosc personal :)
ThoronRayan 7 months ago
This does have logic to it. You have made your point clear, pretty lady. I do have one question, though. It should probably be obvious, but do you think crimes comitted under the influence of these substances should be punished?
Lovepolkadots43 7 months ago
You're a voice of reason Criss. Thank God (sic) for people like you...
pitdroidtech 7 months ago 3
america's "war on drugs" isn't an accurate enough phrase. a better name would be "operation have a prison population that size of a muslim theocracy". there, i fixed it!
PattyWhomperOFFICIAL 7 months ago 4
@PattyWhomperOFFICIAL Actually America has the largest prison population in the world.
There isn't a Muslim theocracy out there that even comes close to having locked up as many people as America has locked up.
AMERICA: LAND OF THE INCARCERATED
Mezniff 7 months ago 15
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ismat45 7 months ago
If you legalise drugs wouldnt it now be legal to sell them in shops like off licenses sell alcohol? This is the first time i idisagree with zomgitscriss.
You could probably get away with De-crimininalising cannabis, but legalising all drugs is idiotic.
SirHappyThe1st 8 months ago
I clicked on this because she is hot..
ruobhad 8 months ago
Portugal's experiment to dea with their drug problem obviously worked.
Sadly, we won't be attepting the same thing here in the United States of America. Our political leaders would never allow it. They'd rather fill the prisons with non-violent casual drug users so that they can go in front of the TV cameras, act macho and scream, "I'M TOUGH ON CRIME!"
It's stupid, but that's the system we have in America.
Mezniff 8 months ago 6
Yea legalize em all so the junkbag down the street stops stealing shit from my car. He wont have to anymore. Hell just hit a clinic. I like that idea.
rickythepitbull 8 months ago
it's to perpetuate an economic system unfortunately.... people don't care about much other than protecting the system in place with all their being.
kawaiinekochick2 8 months ago
very well-said. you continue to impress me.
chandlerblancaflor 8 months ago 3
One of my best friends had a really terrible accidents while under the influence of cannabis. I am not saying it is worse than alcohol, but I sincerely doubt its any better...
Both should be legal, anyway. Shit happens, with or without drugs.
Saufm 9 months ago
I AM RICK JAMES BITCH
22mariusica 9 months ago
Doe ur reasoning sound, it is flawed because u use it for it sake, and hence it has become ur own God...
U contradict ur self some many times, U worry urself about religions that are violent but are not fazed by babies who by the way are the most defenseless being Killed for the convenience of the parent...
I take from ur argument so many things which will help me, ur frankness is invaluable, but I will leave u with 1 advice: use dat beautiful mind of urs to find the truth, 4 u should know
sijoeu 9 months ago
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Doe ur reasoning sound, it is flawed because u use it for it sake, and hence it has become ur own God...
U contradict ur self some many times, U worry urself about religions that are violent but are not fazed by babies who by the way are the most defenseless being Killed for the convenience of the parent...
I take from ur argument so many things which will help me, ur frankness is invaluable, but I will leave u with 1 advice: use dat beautiful mind of urs to find the truth, 4 u should know there
sijoeu 9 months ago
Doe ur reasoning sound, it is flawed because u use it for it sake, and hence it has become ur own God...
U contradict ur self some many times, U worry urself about religions that are violent but are not fazed by babies who by the way are the most defenseless being Killed for the convinence of the parent...
I take from ur argument so many things which will help me, ur frankness is invaluable, but I will leave u with 1 advice: use dat beautiful mind of urs to find the truth, 4 u should know there
sijoeu 9 months ago
what the fuck are vote bots
presbarkeep 9 months ago
@presbarkeep A program that targets a video and votes it down Automatically, or flags a video with several or hundreds of different accounts.
DemonAMVs 9 months ago
@DemonAMVs dang that doesnt sound very nice at all
presbarkeep 9 months ago
ZOMG ur so freaking awesome!!! Why does it seem that women like you are in short supply?
QuestionAll1 9 months ago
In Switzerland they legalized all drugs & had hospitals administer safe doses of drugs like heroin (only enough to keep addicts functional so that they could hold down jobs and create solid relationships.) This stopped them from being such a drain on society, and as the shame factor was removed, their sense of self-worth increased & they were much more likely to seek treatment and rehabilitation.
JannaBanana552 9 months ago 3
IDK how I feel about the drug issue. I mean weed is the biggest bitch drug ever and should be totally legalized, but shit like meth.... IDK. I guess I would have to a few studies showing that legalizing all drugs reduces the problem.
s5b678 9 months ago
I beg to differ with you completely. A lot of crimes take place because of drugs. And a lot of organised crime is funded by drugs as well.
MrAlphagun 9 months ago
every reason for legalizing bud is here. i dont smoke though but i agree with this woman about the bud part. as for the rest no so sure
GOMEZ956 9 months ago
Ur so Kuel /,,/
UFOhunter4711 9 months ago
war on drugs, war on terrorism, all wars with no end ,if you legalize cocaine. things would get fucked, the human race will probably undo itself, because of greed ,exploitation, control freaks, fuck it , legalize everything,that way we ll get to our demise faster,legalize drugs, that would be stupid, would you fly in a plane with an intoxicated pilot?hell no, then again maybe you would
tonytonycam 10 months ago
i love you
maleslave1 10 months ago
i have a friend that loves Marijuana. she told me that there is one thing that has been known to kill ppl about it. She said that if the mj wasnt dried properly it could grow a certain fungus on it. Wen you smoke the mj the spores go into ur lungs and start to grow, eventualy sufficating u. but if it was legalized i think this problem would go away since more care would be taken to make the mj uh smokeable or watever
Emodnet 10 months ago
drugs have been legal.. you could get all the cocaine, heroine,opiates, morphine you wanted in various forms e.g.elixirs.. the result was an horrific amount of drug addicts. The opium use in china as shoved down their throats by the British..the mass addiction was so terrible the China went to war twice to stop it ... why would the result be different today if it were legal.
ab330 10 months ago
@ab330 The problem was that they were advertised as elixirs and cures, and not as the dangerous substances they were. She states in the video why it would be different today. We would not be putting coke in Coke and selling it to children, or saying that an injection a day keeps the doctor away. We would be educating society, but understanding that if someone is determined to do/try drugs, they will find a way. The difference is complete safety, education, and regulation.
JannaBanana552 9 months ago 3
Hey Criss, I loved every other video you made, but I must say I have a problem with this one, for a particular reason. I agree that people have the right to do what they want, provided that they don't hurt others in doing so, but think about legalising drugs in this respect: drug addiction makes people steal and hurt others, imagine if we legalised them? And let's face it, more people would engage in drug use than now when it's not legal... It has a huge downside to it.
skadi87skadi 10 months ago
Criss, as an Emergency Room Radiographer for 30 years, I cannot even count the number of mva's, bar fights, domestic abuse, child abuse, & just plain stupidity that were attributed to alcohol consumption. Never once did I see anyone come thru the ER overdosing on marijuana, in a car wreck, fight, or anything else related to marijuana. Even OD's from cocaine, heroin, LSD, & other hallucinoginics were minor compared to OD's from legal pharmaceuticals. I agree with you completely on this. Peace.
mudkatz48 10 months ago
@mudkatz48
I can see your point, but let's be honest, alcohol does not create addiction as easily as heavy drugs, and does not have as strong an effect on the brain as heavy drugs do. That's why you can't say that alcohol does the same as drugs. I drank many many times, and if I used drugs, for example, as often as I used alcohol, I would have been an addict by now!
skadi87skadi 10 months ago
@skadi87skadi I'm sorry to disagree with you, but alcohol & cigarettes are the easiest drugs to get additcted to because they are readily available. A true addict will become addicted whether it's alcohol, cigarettes or chemical drugs.There is no difference between alcohol & chemical drugs....as I said, I've NEVER in 30 + years, seen anyone OD on pot. Once you get high, if you just keep smoking pot the only thing you accomplish is getting lower on pot. You can drink yourself to death.
mudkatz48 10 months ago
@mudkatz48
But I wasn't talking about pot, I was talking about all other drugs. Just tell me something, have you ever heard of anyone robbing houses, stealing from their own family and killing people because of the addiction on cigarettes or alcohol? I certainly didn't. But I did hear people do it for drugs. It happened in my neighbourhood last year, some junky was a bit easy on the trigger and he shot an innocent shop assistant.
skadi87skadi 10 months ago
@skadi87skadi Yes, I have heard of drug related violence. However, people commit crimes for every sort of addiction. Pickpocketing for cigarrettes, robbing liquour stores, alcohol-related domestic violence & barfights (both of which can result in deaths.) There was a story a few years ago about a woman addicted to eating 3-ply TOILET PAPER robbing a grocery store because she couldn't support her habit. All addictions are dangerous. That's why we rehabilitate addicts, not condemn them.
JannaBanana552 9 months ago 29
@JannaBanana552
Well, toilet paper is not a dangerous hallucinogen, so you can't ban it......... I mean, your argument is silly. Do you really want to live in a world where people you come in contact with are stoned, drugged, disconnected from reality, dangerous, incapable of working etc??? And where many more people would use drugs than now when drugs are actually illegal? Do you really want that? Because I can't see what's there to like and how such a society would survive!
skadi87skadi 9 months ago
@skadi87skadi Toilet paper itself not dangerous, obviously, but addictions are dangerous. However, Switzerland legalized drugs a few years ago & had hospitals administer safe doses that kept addicts functional, since their bodies needed drugs to keep them stable. They could hold down jobs, giving them honest money to buy doses, so there was no need for crime. Drug related crime dropped & addicts were much more likely to seek rehab once the shame was removed and they trusted hospital staff.
JannaBanana552 9 months ago
@JannaBanana552
Let me ask you again since you so cleverly skipped my question: Do you really want to live in a world where people you come in contact with are stoned, drugged,disconnected from reality,dangerous, incapable of working etc?
As for the hospitals controlling how much drug addicts can get,that's something else.We're talking about giving people complete freedom to buy drugs and use them however they want.But still, you have to fight bad things, not give up the fight and legalise it.
skadi87skadi 9 months ago
@skadi87skadi Complete freedom to buy drugs? Obviously there would be regulations, as with alcohol and cigarretes. It's not legal to to drive/go to work/school while drunk/stoned, legal adults only, that wouldn't change. Alcohol can be a very bad thing, but if you look at Prohibition, banning alcohol didn't go over well. Gangs made tons of money from alcohol, as they do now from unclean drugs. If we legalise, we'll have much greater control over drug use. The key is education.
JannaBanana552 9 months ago
@JannaBanana552
Ok, so there are perks to legalisation, but I still think it's more trouble than it's worth, but hey, you fight for your beliefs, and then when they legalise drugs, you'll feel all the "benefits" of it on your own skin, and you'll deserve every bit of it because you made the wrong choice. Take care
skadi87skadi 9 months ago
@skadi87skadi We'll see. Bye :)
JannaBanana552 9 months ago
@JannaBanana552 They have 3-ply toilet paper now? Sign me up!
acr08807 7 months ago 2
@JannaBanana552 , how the hell did this get 10 thumbs up? It's like comparing ants to elephants.
mondocrat 6 months ago
@mudkatz48
mudkatz48 10 months ago
Good job Criss. I love you video, and you are so right on this issue. I support you... Peace
suzukidas2 10 months ago
Your points are all true and correct, speak truth to power!
I just wanted to add one point and this is the argument that convinced me once and for all that drugs should be legal (credit to Mike McConnel, AM talk show host).
If someone is an adult (18 or over [possibly debatable]) then no other adult has a right to tell them waht they can or cannot put into their own body, including the government. Snorting drano is actually legal. I hope you all see the piont here, limited space. lp.org
Mirkwoods 10 months ago
@Mirkwoods
If drugs would affect only the people that use them, I would agree with you and Criss. Unfortunately, drug addicts are more often than not a threat to the society, that's why drugs have to be controlled (which making them illegal does).
skadi87skadi 10 months ago
@skadi87skadi You are right that drugs can affect others besides the user, but there are laws to take care of that problem already. If they rob or kill someone, they will hopefully be convicted of that. If they abuse or neglect their children, hopefully they will be convicted of that. Drug laws are preventative laws and I have never agreed with that premise. You are being thrown in jail because doing that makes you more likely to commit a crime. Bullshit!
Mirkwoods 9 months ago
@Mirkwoods
Tell that to people who suffer because of what addicts do to them. It's already late when the crime is committed. Drugs are illegal for a reason.
skadi87skadi 9 months ago
@skadi87skadi Are you telling me that people are not suffering NOW because of drug addiction? You think making the drugs legal will make the issues worse? There are also people that can use their drug of choice and go about their lives hurting nobody. Those people should not be punished because there are those with lower willpower than themselves. Hopefully the money that is used for enforcement now can be diverted into treatment programs for those who need help.
Mirkwoods 9 months ago
@Mirkwoods
I'm saying that whatever is happening right now while drugs are still illegal, it would go on on a much greater scale once they've been legalised. Multiply the number of drug users and problems by 2 and you'll get the result. That's what I'm saying.
skadi87skadi 9 months ago
@skadi87skadi Actually, no. When drugs are legalized, less people even try them, let alone become hooked on them. Illegal drugs are easier for children to get than alcohol because it is illegal. Hell, pot is easier to get than cigarettes for young people. You'll reduce those problems plus end people going to jail for drug related non-violent crimes, tainted drugs, improper use of drugs and it would take the money out of the hands of street thugs with guns.
Mirkwoods 9 months ago
@Mirkwoods
That's bullshit. It's not easier for me. Just stop and think about what you've just said - if they're legal, then you can find them easily and you know where they're sold. But if they're illegal, like they are, then you'd have to know a drug dealer to find them for you. And I don't know any drug dealer, at least not in person. So right now it would be hard for me to get any drugs. And don't worry about street thugs, they'll always find a way to succeed, like selling it cheaper.
skadi87skadi 9 months ago
@skadi87skadi If you want drugs, you could find them so don't lie. The things I said are completely true. Street thugs are going to sell it cheaper? They will find something else to sell that will probably not be as lucrative. You can say it's bullshit if you want but it's not, it's all true. You feel the need to reflect your own personal weaknesses on the rest of the country and have us taken care of. No thanks.
Mirkwoods 9 months ago
@Mirkwoods
I'm not lying,I don't hang out with such people.And I don't know what weaknesses you're referring to,because I'm not remotely interesting in drugs.If YOU want to take drugs,that's fine, but don't demand legalisation. Well,it's bullshit if you say drugs are easier to get than alcohol or cigarettes, that's bull,I'm sorry, but it's true.You can nag all you want, but drugs will NEVER EVER be legalised ;) So I don't worry too much,I just don't understand how people could think like that
skadi87skadi 9 months ago
@skadi87skadi I can see that you feel strongly about this but ask some kids if it's easier to get alcohol or weed. You also may not hang out with such people but you know where they are and you could go and get some pot today if you wanted to, that was my point, not that you can call your friends to get it. As for your weakness, I'm talking about how if drugs were legal you think you'd go out and get addicted to all of them. Most people are not so weak. Watch some videos about these subjects
Mirkwoods 9 months ago
@Mirkwoods
Okay, I understand what you're saying, and since I understand your arguments and only partly agree with them, I won't try and disprove them anymore :) I just think it's a too complicated issue to simply say yes i agree or no i don't. Take care
skadi87skadi 9 months ago
does anyone know the song towards the end of the clip? thanks in advance ^^
weeryiu 10 months ago
have you found a job yet. if you are sell'n something i would love to know what it is.
444buffo 11 months ago
I LOVE THAT WEED.
(i dont smoke)
LegionIscariot 11 months ago
MARRY ME!
moemoe1085 11 months ago 47
Is there anything this girl doesn't know! Legalize baby! Weed never killed anyone......except all the dealers that got shot by the police! Ha.
qwijibo1 11 months ago
Let us all thank the Higher Power of our choice for this young woman's
wisdom.
52barney 11 months ago
A message I've believed in for most of my life.
And about why governments still oppose decriminalisation or legalisation? Amongst other things pressure groups, both religious and non-religious. And I can't help but wonder how much of their funding comes from organised crime. Because lets face it, if there is one group against decriminalisation and legalisation it is the one earning billions every year from the fact that it is illegal.
ilthaniel 11 months ago
easier for kids to get cocaine :S .. not where i am. getting weed is pretty easy but coke.. no..
mgproductions2007 11 months ago
ur praying to the converted ;)
but still: nice1 zomgitscriss, keep on goin´!
LowStackTom 11 months ago
Many people I know argue that people under the influence of drugs hurt others, therefore it should be illegal. But that doesn't include alcohol?
It is the only argument and it is flawed.If you take this far enough, you could argue that people should be forced to take, for example, calming meds, so they don't kill someone out of anger.
FierceRodents 11 months ago
totally agree with everything you say girl. keep up the good work. greetz from holland
Reintjuh100 11 months ago
i love you
lprophit 11 months ago
Prohibition failed miserably in the 30s and so is the criminalization of pot. I say, just legalize it, tax the hell out of it, and give the money to the needy.
Ryan1468 11 months ago
I could have taken you down, in asingle pow.
You fuckers really know *how* to work out if its' A fight.
You're all dumb, maybe my daughter 'll treat you like (*sku/ heroes).
LMFAO.
PDB254 11 months ago
Just breathe& ignore.
PDB254 11 months ago
Just breath.
PDB254 11 months ago
You're a delusional hippy. Why do we hear more about alcohol related accidents than cannabis related ones? Because the former is legal and far more popular. It's as simple as that.
FlawlessCM 11 months ago
@ZOMGitCriss Illegal drugs is a trillion dollar a year business. Legalizing them would cost alot of people (including government officials) tons of money. Any deaths due to that is just collateral damage to them.As long as people will beg,borrow,steal,or kill to buy dope theyre gonna keep realin in the cash.Plus alcohol,drugs & tobacco are good for the economy ie. lawyers,funeral homes,floral shops,liquor stores,gun shops,the tax man,hospital supply firms,ect +job security police,military,border
flyin2low2c 11 months ago
@flyin2low2c
I have 20/20 vision.
I see it b4 u do.
"You ar