[–] distortedlines 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Most, some drugs are extremely dangerous and can cause the people who take them to bring harm to innocent people around them.
[–] lordnahte2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yes for some specific reasons. There was a study done by the Department of Health (I believe) in the 1910s before the Marijuana Tax Act, in the 1970s before the Controlled Substances Act, and in 2011 or 2013 I can't remember which. Those studies all found that 3% of our nation is addicted to a nonalchohol drug. We need to stop treating it as a criminal problem which hasn't helped addiction rates and treat it as a health problem. Norway hasn't had a heroin overdose in years and the reason is the government provides it. They get clean needles and regulated doses to ensure they don't overdose. Regulating doses prevents overdoses and also regulating would prevent cutting with other substances. People would have better access to legitamite rehab programs instead of the revolving door ones we have now and we would take a vast majority of the nonviolent people out of jail for an addiction or risk taking personality. Also, we have had a rise in dangerous things like spice trying to provide a legal alternative to weed which is the least deadly of all.
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[–] SecretCow 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I'm pro drug legalization. It's your life. You do what you want with it. That's not to say there shouldn't be disclaimers on them saying that they can mess your day up (like on cigarettes). There should be similar laws for it though, like driving while intoxicated. It's the same thing, just a different substance.
[–] FormerDiggUser [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Correct, if we take all of the money associated with trying to fight the War on Drugs and spend it on education and rehab I think we'd be much better off.
[–] spud29 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Exactly and I pulled this from an article
In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to end the drug war within its borders, and in the short time since, the country has seen a radical improvement in their society. In regards to drugs, they actually now have less of a negative impact on society in Portugal than they did prior to the end of prohibition. There are now fewer drug-related deaths, fewer children getting ahold of drugs, and fewer people doing drugs in general.
There are also many other factors that people many times overlook, including the fact that infectious diseases spread through needles and dirty drug practices have declined rapidly in Portugal since the end of drug prohibition. The police state is also not nearly as much of a problem for residents as it once was. Many prisons have even shut down because there is not enough crime.
GASP! Who would've thought decriminalizing drugs leads to less people doing them and less people in prison?!
[–] VillaLopez 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
In the name of FREEDOM... pretty much a no brainer.
[–] nomenimion 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
Yes... but if you commit a crime while on drugs, no favors.
[–] cAMP 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yes, drugs should be decriminalization. If someone wants to use drugs it's their choice, but there should still be penalties to enforce safe use. We should provide clean needles and set up safe places for people to get high and receive medical assistance. That will combat a lot public health problems (Aids, Hepatitis and etc) and a lot the budget used to fight the war on drugs can be used for these programs.