That's because alcohol and tobacco are legal.

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That's because alcohol and tobacco are legal.

Lee — 2/23/2009 1:06:19 PM (archived)

You legalize other drugs and you'll see their use and associated death rates go through the ceiling. Pointing the the death rates of alcohol and tobacco makes the point that legalizing creates more users.

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Reality Intrudes on the Drug War - gbaikie - 2/17/2009 10:51:01 PM
- National Geographic - Lindy - 2/19/2009 10:59:50 PM
  - re: National Geographic - gbaikie - 2/26/2009 2:28:56 AM
    - "But if we were to make alcohol illegal again..." - Lindy - 2/27/2009 6:27:30 AM
- Prohibition NEVER works. It just makes sale more profitable. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/18/2009 3:11:44 AM
  - It'll work. We just need a government that's serious about stopping it. - Lee - 2/18/2009 1:06:03 PM
    - re: It'll work. We just need a government that's serious about stopping it. - David F Mayer - 2/19/2009 1:02:11 AM
      - Force should be used. - Lee - 2/19/2009 1:27:22 AM
        
        Why? What is the reason for Drug Prohibition? None that I can see! (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/19/2009 7:32:32 AM
        
        The same as not putting lead in cereal or arsnic in soft drinks. - Lee - 2/19/2009 1:04:25 PM
        
        I don't buy it. The world is filled with dangerous choices. Dope is one of them. - David F Mayer - 2/19/2009 2:03:42 PM
        
        Selling meth or crack at the corner mini-mart isn't the kind of world I'd want to live in. - Lee - 2/20/2009 1:02:22 PM
        
        I would make dope into prescription substances. - David F Mayer - 2/22/2009 12:14:51 PM
        
        What kind of physician would be willing to sell poison? - Lee - 2/22/2009 8:15:58 PM
        
        The issues are addiction and habituation. - David F Mayer - 2/23/2009 12:45:07 AM
        
        That's because alcohol and tobacco are legal. - Lee - 2/23/2009 1:06:19 PM
        
        I don't believe it. When alcohol was illegal, the usage was HIGHER than now. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/23/2009 2:47:49 PM
        
        Any stats to back that up? - Lee - 2/24/2009 12:47:10 PM
        
        Here - David F Mayer - 2/24/2009 2:40:55 PM
        
        You don't make penalties for the use. It's the abuse. - azstrummer - 2/21/2009 2:14:14 AM
        
        OMG Art...... - Lindy - 2/21/2009 8:10:23 PM
        
        Yeah, Lindy and I'll say it over and over - azstrummer - 2/24/2009 8:48:27 PM
        
        Then maybe you should move on. - Lee - 2/25/2009 12:59:43 PM
        
        Robert doesn't come here anymore - Lindy - 2/25/2009 1:57:47 PM
        
        Typical pot talk. - Lee - 2/21/2009 1:42:06 PM
        
        Wasting your time. - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/22/2009 11:32:17 PM
        
        Trust me... - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/23/2009 1:49:58 AM
        
        Sounds awfully scary Techie - azstrummer - 2/24/2009 8:50:36 PM
        
        Not so much scary as sad. - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/25/2009 3:59:33 AM
        
        I guess that's why I don't live in a big city, and never will. - Lindy - 2/23/2009 1:18:04 AM
    - Serious about stopping it? - Nick Hoffman - 2/18/2009 10:49:26 PM
      - Problems with legalization (e.g. Meth) - dtb - 2/26/2009 2:15:45 PM
      - Bingo! You've got it! (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/19/2009 1:03:02 AM
      - That's insane. - Lee - 2/19/2009 12:36:30 AM
        
        "Why not give police officers the power to shoot dead on sight anyone they pull over who's got drugs in their car" - nick hoffman - 2/19/2009 8:09:22 AM
        
        You're right. - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/19/2009 3:49:59 AM
        
        re: That's insane. - RobVG - 2/19/2009 2:27:25 AM
        
        "Why not give police officers the power to shoot dead on sight anyone they pull over who's got drugs in their car" - Lindy - 2/19/2009 2:16:19 AM
      - Charge enough tax to cover the health and societal costs of drug use - Laurie Street - 2/19/2009 12:08:47 AM
    - It's all messed up. - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/18/2009 7:44:45 PM
    - Lee's against drugs? Crap, there's a reason to legalize them. - azstrummer - 2/18/2009 2:27:11 PM
      - Can you not tell what board this is? - Lee - 2/19/2009 12:47:18 AM

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