Should drugs be legalized?

Legalizing drugs would solve a lot of problems. Money would be saved by not funding some stupid war on drugs and the government could regulate and tax drugs. Street gang violence would go down and prison space could be cleared up by removing nonviolent drug users.

Interesting article on drug legalization: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/richardson-report/drug-war-facts-090109

Stats on drug war: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/policy/10budget/index.html

Portugal has decriminalized drugs: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html

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[PETEYPABLO1977]

If you run your head through a wall and the taxpayer has to pay your ssi, medicare, etc.. you DO NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT

Same as if you are a fat ass your whole life and you kill yourself by smoking and drinking, you DONT GET NEW LUNGS< LIVER OR KIDNEY. You DO NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT

[TheCurmudgen]

@PETEYPABLO1977 I own the wall and I pay for my own health insurance. Hence the reason I mention it's ok to do as long as it affects no one else.

[vicious3579]

If a person wishes to cut off his own hands should he be able to?

[TheCurmudgen]

@vicious3579 It would be a stupid thing to do but they are his hands so yes.

[defect530]

prohibition creates crime.  the feds are retarded and can't learn from history.

[kenshuttlesworth]

Americans are very un forgiving that they want to put a drug user in jail. Don't people realize that person has problems and we should try to help people insted of passing judgement. Portugal leaglized durgs and crime whent down.

[vicious3579]

@TheCurmudgen

Someone who realizes that the desire for self-harm is an abnormal thought process that usually indicates the person needs help. If a person seriously wants to cut off their own hand something is wrong with them and it's irresponsible and apathetic to just let them do it or think that it's ok to let them do it just because it's their hand.

[TheCurmudgen]

@vicious3579 Who are you, or anyone else, to say what a person can and can't do with his own body?

[vicious3579]

@AceofDiamonds0

Wow, you sure got defensive in a hurry.

I'm not saying that I can micro-manage people's live, what I'm saying is that the mentality of "it's his body so we should just let him harm himself" is incredibly apathetic.

[AceofDiamonds0]

@vicious3579

it is not youre job to micro manage everyones personal lives. but if that is your goal then you are doing a crap job of it; suicides, alcoholism, and a myriad of other things you have failed to control.

oh please, is it ok with you if we keep doing stupid things and posting them on the internet?

back to the subject of marijuana. it is not wrong for people to have diffrent opinions on the subject than you.

[vicious3579]

@AceofDiamonds0

No, but I think you'd have to be incredibly apathetic to think it's a good idea to let someone mutilate himself.

[AceofDiamonds0]

@vicious3579

what are you going do, break into that persons house and stop him from cutting off his hands?

[NetraAmorosi]

Also cars don't kill people, idiots driving them do.