Legalising drugs? ~A heated debate from MSN~

[Vanilla Pod]

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...because the NHS isn't getting beaten-up enough by obesity, cancer, MRSA and cancer already?

I'm sorry; what's that got to do with it?  

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...because the NHS isn't getting beaten-up enough by obesity, cancer, MRSA and cancer already?

I'm sorry; what's that got to do with it?

Being able to buy Class A drugs just as easily as tobacco? Might that negatively effect the NHS?  

[Vanilla Pod]

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...because the NHS isn't getting beaten-up enough by obesity, cancer, MRSA and cancer already?

I'm sorry; what's that got to do with it?

Being able to buy Class A drugs just as easily as tobacco? Might that negatively effect the NHS?

Well. It's not an impossibility, sure. But considering that it's unlikely that there will be a significant rise in users and considering that the substances themselves will be safer, it might not be as significant as one would imagine. The main way, I would think, would be people who wouldn't have seeked help before because they were doing something illegal. Saving a few people's lives? Worth it. And there's the money to cover it, at least.  

[DragonRich]

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...because the NHS isn't getting beaten-up enough by obesity, cancer, MRSA and cancer already?

I'm sorry; what's that got to do with it?

Being able to buy Class A drugs just as easily as tobacco? Might that negatively effect the NHS?

Well. It's not an impossibility, sure. But considering that it's unlikely that there will be a significant rise in users and considering that the substances themselves will be safer, it might not be as significant as one would imagine. The main way, I would think, would be people who wouldn't have seeked help before because they were doing something illegal. Saving a few people's lives? Worth it. And there's the money to cover it, at least.

There are clear warnings on cigarette packets, and people still end up smoking. If all drugs are legalised this may happen as well. It's not like we're in the dark about smoking or drugs yet people still end up doing these things. Although i do agree with your point on people not admitting drug problems coming forward if they were legalised but the government doesn't want to take the kind of chance that it could increase the amount of drugs users.  

[Lizbeth_r9]

what drugs?

caffine? Alchohol? Nicotine? Cannabis? Ecstacy?

Canabis is only a gateway drug because the only place you can get it from is the same chap that can get you pils etc...

More people die each year from asparin than from ecstacy (and then that is usually do to unregulated bad quality)...

I agree that if alot of drugs were legalised, they would have quality controls, generate masses of tax, make it safer for people to pick up, stabalise prices, un-glamorise it (making it less appealing) and make drug dealers get a real job.

But it depends on the drug... you have to think case by case.  

[Vanilla Pod]

Drugs are not the most unavailable things in the world. If people want to use them, there's not a hell of a lot stopping them. There is not much evidence that by legalising drugs, there will be a significant amount more users - on the contrary, when cannabis was legalised in Holland, they found there was not an increase in users at all. People don't do things because it's legal. Some might even do them because they're illegal. True, some people might be persuaded by availability - might as well because it's there - but it's here ANYWAY.  

[Shadow of an Illusion]

I think it should be made so its more possible to get do medical research on them. (Cannabis for MS)
And some people do take them for medical reasons. (Canabis for MS)

And if you want to get high legally iron-bru is one of the best ways. Sugar, caffine and huge amounts of E-numbers. (They must have something different that isnt used in other fizzy drinks.)

Sorry about making sense/sentance structure. Im a little tired.  

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ice_illusion

(They must have something different that isnt used in other fizzy drinks.)

It's the iron girders. Irn-Bru is teh king of drinks.  

[Cleocatra]

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(They must have something different that isnt used in other fizzy drinks.)

It's the iron girders. Irn-Bru is teh king of drinks.

I already told you. I can get high on water. Now let me bust my blood cells in peace. xd  

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How exactly would legalisation stop drug trafficing?  

[and_solo_said]

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How exactly would legalisation stop drug trafficing?

It would stop it being a crime, so the police would not have to care whether it continued or not stare  

[Nebelstern]

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How exactly would legalisation stop drug trafficing?

Well, not stop, but dramatically reduce. I mean they would be easily available in shops so the demand for seedy dealers would be less. Like cigarettes. Not that I would know, of course... rolleyes  

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and_solo_said

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How exactly would legalisation stop drug trafficing?

It would stop it being a crime, so the police would not have to care whether it continued or not stare

Looks like Simon's point beat yours.  

[and_solo_said]

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and_solo_said

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How exactly would legalisation stop drug trafficing?

It would stop it being a crime, so the police would not have to care whether it continued or not stare

Looks like Simon's point beat yours.

Actually, it would not get rid of dealers. Every schoolyard in the country is packed full of cigarette dealers, and nearly everyone tries to smuggle more cigs than they're allowed  

[Nebelstern]

and_solo_said

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How exactly would legalisation stop drug trafficing?

It would stop it being a crime, so the police would not have to care whether it continued or not stare

Looks like Simon's point beat yours.

Actually, it would not get rid of dealers. Every schoolyard in the country is packed full of cigarette dealers, and nearly everyone tries to smuggle more cigs than they're allowed

But not in the same fashion as hardcore drugs though. Ah well. I still pwn.