I envy your ability not care that you sound like racist jackass. Speak your mind.

I believe you are refusing to see that positive and benificial outcomes can result from the legalization of a substance percived by you as “bad.” For your argument to be effective you need suport your claim with hard data (i.e. scientific facts, online studies, fda approved data charts) or reevaluate your own moral perspectives on the use of marijuanna or other illegal substances. speak the honest truth without sounding righteous.

Hey.What website was this again?

But by all means, let’s keep this little charade going, shall we?

Legalization would cost much more in both treasure and lives.

Show me your cost-benefit analysis. Such a bold statement must have some background data to support it. Let’s see it.

I do hope the money you will continue to put into this war on drugs is money you can afford to waste. I know mine is being wasted but I can afford it.

There are really bad things that people put in their bodies, they’re called illegal drugs. People think the drugs are a fun so they don’t realize that they are destroying their bodies, their minds, and their lives. Because other caring people see that the drug takers are destroying their lives, they try to stop them. But the drug takers don’t want to stop, or can’t stop on their own. Because of the efforts of the well meaning people, the cost of the drugs go way up. When this happens, bad people do all kinds of nasty things to supply drugs because they make lots of money doing that. This is a big problem. Some very silly people (you ferd) think that if the caring people give up their efforts at preventing other people from taking drugs, then the bad guys will go away. They might go away, but then we still have lots of sad people destroying their lives by taking drugs. In fact, there will probably be a lot more people taking drugs, because it will be easier. Some wise people think that the solution to the problem is to find better ways at convincing drug takers to stop taking drugs, and create better programs to convince others to never start taking drugs. If nobody wants to take bad drugs then bad guys won’t do bad things to get drugs to healthy people.

ferd, I lean more toward the libertarian position, that would be decriminalizing the use of drugs. However, that does not solve the primary problem, people wrecking their lives with drugs. There are programs that show promise at curbing the need and use of drugs. Drying up the need or desire for drugs is the ultimate solution. And if you weren’t so reflexively enraged at any challenge to your brilliance, and more concerned about how you will craft a response filled with your usual childish insults, and actually read my post with an open and less defensive mind, you might have actually understood what I wrote.

All I am saying to those who dogmatically say “no” is look at the RESULTS. They not only aren’t encouraging-they are downright appalling. To continue down this road is patently insane.

All I ask is for everyone to look at the facts concerning the money spent; look at the facts concerning incarceration rates; and look at the facts concerning recidivism.

And then look at all the real criminals that have to be released to make room for the drug abusers and sellers.

And then take a good, hard look at all the “legal” drugs prescribed by doctors that are often worse than the malady they are supposed to alleviate.

Then take a look at your own pill consumption, prescribed by the biggest group of peddlers around-Doctors and drug companies.

Got a hang-nail? Buy hangnailbegone. Got an itch? Buy itchberelieved. Had a bad day? Buy baddayisover. Depressed? Buy getalift.

Since evangelism of the type I partook is no longer effective, for whatever reasons; I advocate all kinds of different things against all kinds of drug until something sticks.

I advocate that alcohol producers be taken to court by those affected by their products and be sued for their last penny.

I would legalize illegal drugs if drug addicts could bring legal action in court against drug dealers and recover losses plus punitive damages.

I hate the alcohol industry with a passion.

Your acknowledgment of Joe Kennedy is point in fact. He made the bulk of his money BEFORE prohibition was lifted.