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Originally Posted by Bill Sikes
I'd like the lot to be legitimised. My scenario would be if you want to take it,
fine, you can. Anything you want. However, mis-deeds carried out "under
the influence" would be heavily peanalised - no excuses (like the drunken
person claiming "I did not know what I was doing!"). Half the reason people
get into illegal substances is that they are forbidden. A great deal of crime is
carried out by people who want money to pay for their expensive illegal
substances. Legitamising the lot would, at a stroke, get rid of one reason
for using these things, and rid us of a major cause of crime.
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I do agree with most of what you say. We do have addictive, socially acceptable drugs within society - alcohol & tobacco - so what is it about the rest of them that means they have to be illegal & alcohol & tobacco don't? That's the logical part of me but I will say I have very little knowledge about drugs.
However the thought of legalising say heroin scares the bejeesus out of me - I don't know why - ignorance possibly or brainwashing from the media but it seriously disturbs me to think about that prospect.