Drugs you think should be legalized?

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Spinozaad

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chromekreeper said:
the only drug i would even consider having a chance of being legalized would be weed. its basically like smoking, but different health effects can happen (bi-polar? i dont know, there was a statistic i seen that said 1/4 get ____ using weed).
Nah, I doubt that. It would mean that a lot of Dutch people would be bi-polar. However, if you're already vulnerable to psychological trouble, weed might aggrevate those chances.
 

Naeo

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I'm for legalization of marijuana and outlawing tobacco. LSD I'm iffy on. Cocaine/heroine/etc, definitely a no- demonstrable negative side effects from the drugs themselves, and so on. Weed has no demonstrably negative effects unless you smoke the stuff- but if you smoke anything, it'll fuck you up. LSD causes no addiction, but admittedly can cause flashbacks later on, and if you get high enough you can do some pretty stupid shit.

Though I say possession/use of any illegal substances should be at worst a misdemeanor. Repeated instances should add up to a felony, though.
 

knhirt

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As someone who is against prohibitions, I am of the opinion that the consumption of all drugs should be legal.
 

thethingthatlurks

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Opioids and amphetamines! Admit it, you would love it...

Ok, maybe not. But how about weed, and LSD? Considering how widespread the former is, it might as well be legal. Besides, think of how much money would be saved by not prosecuting recreational users...
 

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Mr.Monkey said:
I used to be a heavy cannabis user in my teenage years. I grew out of it, however in later life I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. While rationally I don't think there is a direct correlation, there will always be an element of doubt in the back of my mind.

If cannabis was "standardised" as a product and pre-packed, then it could be effectively could be legalised. Tax could be placed similar to Alcohol and Tobacco and would be a boon to the economy and boost public spending.

I don't agree with usage of other drugs at all.
I could expand my points further, outlining infrastructure of distribution and sociological change. But I really need to have a shower and get changed at the moment.
My part of the country grows it and yeah, it'd be a lot cheaper to buy than now, but people would still buy it from others because the instore packaged stuff will always be more expensive on something almost too easy to grow.
 

Agrael

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Marijuana and Cocaine.

That is just about it.
Everything else can burn in .. somewhere...
 

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Roel said:
I live in the Netherlands, so there's really no need for me to weigh in on this debate. Cannabis is already legal and regulated here, and still there are no deaths attributed to cannabis consumption...
There have never been any documented deaths related to overdosing on Cannabis. In fact, the safety margin on Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the 'bad bit' in Cannabis) is 1000:1. This means that the lethal dose is 1000 times greater than the effective dose. Alcohol's is 10:1 and Heroin's is 6:1.

One would have to smoke about 1500 pounds of Cannabis (depending on strength and THC amount) in less than half-an-hour to kill oneself.

I say THC is the 'bad bit' because far too much is put into Cannabis, which highly increases the chance of things such as Psychosis. In regulated amounts, THC can provide medical benefits for people with Cancer, AIDS, Glaucoma, Tourette Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis.

Also, many of the Cannabidoids found in Cannabis, in particular Cannabidiol (CBD) has several marked benefits, including reducing the effects of Schizophrenia. It can be used as a sedative and can releive convulsions, anxiety and nausea. Also, it has been shown to reduce growth of aggressive cancers such as breast cancer and is a neuroprotective antioxidant.

Cannabis can be incredibly beneficial. It's all about finding the right balance between CBD and THC (i.e. 40% CBD and a maximum of 5% THC). Legalising Cannabis would allow the government (Of whatever country. I'm English) to achieve that balance. That's why I advocate the legalisation of Cannabis.
 

Platinum117

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To be honest, in a perfect world, every mind altering substance would be banned and we'd be better off for not having to depend on such things. However, just about anything can be considered mind altering, chocolate for one. And theres NO FUCKING WAY IM GIVING UP MY CHOCOLATE
 

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dragon_of_red said:
Yeah, so i dont really think they should legalise drugs.

Why i hear you ask?

I have no idea, but i dont really want to get high and ive heard its quite bad for your health.
Smoking and Alchohol are bad for your health and they're legal. They're also an integral part of the economy. If some illegal drugs were legalized then prostitution and crime might decrease too.
 

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Boyninja616 said:
Roel said:
I live in the Netherlands, so there's really no need for me to weigh in on this debate. Cannabis is already legal and regulated here, and still there are no deaths attributed to cannabis consumption...
There have never been any documented deaths related to overdosing on Cannabis. In fact, the safety margin on Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the 'bad bit' in Cannabis) is 1000:1. This means that the lethal dose is 1000 times greater than the effective dose. Alcohol's is 10:1 and Heroin's is 6:1.

One would have to smoke about 1500 pounds of Cannabis (depending on strength and THC amount) in less than half-an-hour to kill oneself.

I say THC is the 'bad bit' because far too much is put into Cannabis, which highly increases the chance of things such as Psychosis. In regulated amounts, THC can provide medical benefits for people with Cancer, AIDS, Glaucoma, Tourette Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis.

Also, many of the Cannabidoids found in Cannabis, in particular Cannabidiol (CBD) has several marked benefits, including reducing the effects of Schizophrenia. It can be used as a sedative and can releive convulsions, anxiety and nausea. Also, it has been shown to reduce growth of aggressive cancers such as breast cancer and is a neuroprotective antioxidant.

Cannabis can be incredibly beneficial. It's all about finding the right balance between CBD and THC (i.e. 40% CBD and a maximum of 5% THC). Legalising Cannabis would allow the government (Of whatever country. I'm English) to achieve that balance. That's why I advocate the legalisation of Cannabis.
I like that you've gone through the trouble to support your opinion. Im with you on this one, but be honest ive been super fucking high before and i can take it or leave it. Wasnt all that amazing to me. Would rather get drunk, at least then i dont just eat everything i can find.
 

Thegoodfriar

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Um... Well, Marijuana has some decent medicinal purposes. On the other hand heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs are too dangerous and detrimental to people for them to be legal.

I understand that "Drugs only harm the user, and no one else." But that is a paper thin argument, it is extremely difficult to argue that a highly addictive, very dangerous drug should be legal.

So in short, Pot sure... it can be legalized. Everything else, hell no.
 

mokachill

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all drugs should be legalized but they should be supply ed in controlled venues and you aren't allowed to leave until you have "came down" to stop high people getting themselves into trouble and (more importantly) they cant annoy me
 

Joshimodo

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tzimize said:
Oh yeah, dont misunderstand. I dont want heroin legalized at all. But are you sure cannabis is more addictive than nicotine? I'm pretty sure I read in some science magazine that nicotine is as addictive as heroin (or as difficult to quit taking) you just dont get addicted that quick.
It isn't as addictive as nicotine, but it's not far off. The main difference is the length of effects. Most cannabis is mixed with tobacco anyway.

It's only difficult to quit smoking due to availability, really. It's an addictive drug, but not even remotely close to Heroin. It's closer to Cocaine. Heroin is a whole different ball game.


Anyone who suggest LSD - You do realise it's very closely related to crystal meth, right? It's not that addictive or physically destructive, but it can boil you alive and do incredible amounts of psychological damage very quickly.
 

Brad Shepard

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people can do whatever they want as long as they keep me out of it, you want to smoke crack? Fine by me, just dont call me if you end up in New York with no way of getting back home.
 

ParkourMcGhee

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Well I'm trying to illegalize tobacco so you don't get my vote ;)

If as you say people keep it quiet, I don't see why not if it helps them. But it's up to those people to decide when and how much, and it's their own fault if they screw up.

I'm not sure how adverse the long term effects can be, but that's not for me to decide, it's for scientists to research if it ever gets around to that.
 

Nemu

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Seems to me that if more drugs were legal, crime rates would lower slightly due to an influx of product, thus the prices bottoming out. Course, that could backfire and produce MORE crime from the addicts.

If the production was government-regulated (lawl), it could keep fewer folks from dy--- ehh, fskit. I honestly don't care. I don't even smoke cigs, but weed shouldn't be illegal while tobacco and alcohol are perfectly legal and twice as deadly. Plus, if drugs were legal, natural selection could kick into high gear.


Oh, I made a funny.
 

Ewyx

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All of them. If someone wants to do stupid shit with their bodies, it's their own problem.

Should however be sold through government stores, i.e. do a lot of hard drugs, your medical bills go up.