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Post by Josh on Jan 28, 2010 2:00:01 GMT -5
What is everyone's thoughts on legalization of drugs? Should marijuana be made legal for medical purposes? Should it be made legal completely?
Should all drugs be legal?
Debate here.
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Post by Sandy Pines on Jan 28, 2010 17:13:44 GMT -5
I would have to say no - they should not be made legal.
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- Increased car crashes because of the result of being drunk or high - Increase of death due to overdose on drugs - Increase of air pollution - Drugs will start at a younger age, which means kids will have a shorter life span - Increase of cancer - Increase of rotting teeth - Increase of physical and physiological disorders, especially for women that are pregnant - Decrease in attention span - Higher risk of home fires (a cigarette that wasn't totally out catches something on fire...etc.) - More money loss for the individual (although it would make the government billions, which in turn would make the government tax drugs because of a higher demand) - Second hand smoke would be a big thread to non smokers - Technology won't last as long (such as computers: Cigarette smoke and marijuana smoke is deadly to computers, making the computers average life span of only 3 years which in turn would make the individual pay even more money) - House held pets will have a shorter life span
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Post by Josh on Jan 28, 2010 22:03:21 GMT -5
You definitely make good points. I don't think that all illegal drugs should be legalized. I do think that medical marijuana should be, and maybe just should be in general. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean people won't use it.
But there's no doubt that drugs are unhealthy and can ruin lives. I'm against drugs, but economically, it might not be too bad to legalize some of the "milder" ones, such as marijuana, especially for medical purposes.
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rugz
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Post by rugz on Feb 5, 2010 1:32:00 GMT -5
I'm absolutely NO...
If you say marijuana for medical purposes, we already have a lot of medicine for all kind of illnesses. why marijuana? to save a couple of cents?
Always remember that most of the crimes are drug related.
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