The War on Drugs is a joke/ Cigarettes are legal, yet marijuana isn't?

Here are some websites and a couple of videos about the topic.....

http://www.scccampusnews.com/non-violent-drug-offenders-fill-prisons-1.709045

http://www.drugsense.org/cms/wodclock

The cost of the War on Drugs...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikLIRqv0wZY

Ron Paul on the drug issue....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPuJQaIgJeg

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[charmer2323]

Drugs are stupid People die from it People get killed over it Enough said

[spinnernet1]

@charmer2323 People shouldn't get locked up for using drugs. If anything, they should get treatment, not prison. It's dumb to lock people up for using drugs if the only people that they're hurting are themselves. Also, some drugs like marijuana don't kill people. Regardless of if these drugs kill people or not, it's dumb to lock people away in prison for it when most drug users only harm themselves, not others.

[BigDaddyDarth]

You know...I thought about it and removed my comments...I wont be able to make you see my points....and you haven't really done anything to change my mind. So I am just going to leave it at that.

And on that note...have a great day.

[spinnernet1]

@BigDaddyDarth Well, I didn't even see what you wrote because you removed your comments before I could read them. But I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. There's nothing wrong with people having disagreements as long as it's done in a respectful manner.

You have a nice day as well.

[spinnernet1]

@nibbler167 Lol, I'm NOT a pothead. I KNOW someone who was addicted to drugs so I have experience with knowing how drug addicts act. So don't judge me unless you know me. I know a lot about the behavior of drug addicts because I knew one personally. And he was a nice guy who was NOT violent towards other people. So don't tell me that "I don't know squat", because I DO.

You talk about the message that I'm sending to my younger viewers. I didn't tell anybody to start using drugs.

[spinnernet1]

@BurgiW Most drug users have jobs. That's a fact. I've seen the stats.  Most drug users are non-violent people who can hold down a job and make their own money working hard every week. Only a small percentage of drug users steal from others to support their drug habit. The media shows you the "bad" drug users. They don't show you the good ones. And most drug users (including heavy users) don't turn into dealers. I don't know where you're getting this misinformation.

[JThrashYT]

@charmer2323 people get killed over them cuz theyre illegal.......

[moxie107]

Just WINNING !!

[wrgarcia34]

dude you were right about EVERYTHING!

[BoneThug223]

@MegaRANGER420 kill urself then

[ambigroove]

@LordHillsidor Actually it started under Nixon.

[ambigroove]

@charmer2323 Driving is stupid. People die from it. People get killed over it. Enough said. Space exploration is stupid. People die from it. People get killed over it. Enough said.

Something to think about:

Deaths from prescription drugs per year: 100,000

Deaths from illegal drugs per year: 10,000

It is easier to get illegal drugs than it is prescription drugs.

[LordHillsidor]

~ The war on drugs has been failing since the Reagan administration, which I believe started it. Agreed though, "War on Drugs" is a "War on Ourselves". Also, the reason alcohol & cigarettes are legal is because the federal government makes literally tons of money on taxes. They no that if they legalized marijuana, only some people would buy because it would be ridiculously overpriced & taxed, plus there are too many people out there who have plenty of seed to plant their own.

[miasma1616]

War on drugs = Government does not like competition.