LifeOrDeath wrote on Oct 13^th, 2015 at 11:09pm:


  Thank you for your reply 

SADLY   Laws haven't worked, have they.?

You are saying that even those efforts made to reduce harm to society are wrong.

I would say they are trying to help those in need. Reduce AIDS  etc  you know? Seeing as they can't really be open about their situation, 'cos its ILLEGAL.

You have had a life changing experience and feel that there others that are to blame.
ANYONE, in fact, who wants to change the status quo.
Providing clean needles to addicts, for example, raises your ire.

You really need to understand that it isn't your fault, it isn't my fault.  It isn't the fault of the person.

We can only try and act to improve things.  Continued prohibition IS NOT THE ANSWER.!!!!!!!!!!

Emma wrote on Oct 13^th, 2015 at 11:33pm:


What did you expect to happen illegal drugs to disappear ???

Criminals will always be around.

Emma wrote on Oct 13^th, 2015 at 11:33pm:


So legalizing pot is now going to reduce aids ???
I doubt that


Emma wrote on Oct 13^th, 2015 at 11:33pm:


Nope

Emma wrote on Oct 13^th, 2015 at 11:33pm:


No it raises the level of drug addicts on the streets and provides an "its ok" thumbs up for people thinking to dabble in something that will ultimately destroy their lives.

Emma wrote on Oct 13^th, 2015 at 11:33pm:


Its the fault of the criminals bringing it in and making it available and pushing it.

Emma wrote on Oct 13^th, 2015 at 11:33pm:


YOU can say what ever you want prohibition of illegal harmful drugs clearly IS THE ANSWER.

Commonsense dictates making an illegal destructive substance legal is going to increase its use. FACT.

Try to understand that the people will go on using drugs, legal, and illegal.

Banning one as opposed to another is a farce, and unenforceable, and leads to criminals RICHES.
YOU WANT  CRIMS to profit, NOT US.
WHY .   I don't get it. It is a source of so much.... good and ill. 

We can REDUCE the ill and INCREASE the good... if we legalised it.  You can't really believe that a Law will stop this... so what is your agenda.?

POT is relatively harmless ... what is your problem.?  I think if Pot was legal, we wouldn't have anything like the problem we have now, with ICE and crims. For eg.

Lol so your theory is be the dealer and make it a better experience sending people loopy.

Just lovely.

LifeOrDeath wrote on Oct 13^th, 2015 at 11:42pm:


Rubbish. How did that go with alcohol prohibition?

LifeOrDeath wrote on Oct 13^th, 2015 at 11:42pm:


Well, history seems to indicate some support for that comment at least. Let's face it, people still use alcohol to excess, perhaps only more people do because there are more people about now though...

The important factors here though are;

- Now that alcohol is legal, it's provision is at least partially regulated.
- There are further regulations in place to afford greater protection to the wider community (drink driving, public intoxication etc etc etc) - clearly they are not fool proof, but, how much worse could things be if they were not in place?
- The use of the substance no longer has the threat of criminal conviction for something that is simply a personal choice.

No matter what we put in place, people will still find an outlet for their addictive temperament (if they possess that, or if that possesses them more likely)... However, addiction is a medical and/or mental health issue - remove the criminality and we are one step closer to some help...

Clearly, it takes a much more proactive public will though to really help people with addiction - look how reluctant we are to help problem gamblers - and yet, gambling is legal...

why would you not want this?

If It Were A Movie, 'Oregon Pot' Would Be No. 4 At The Box Office

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/12/447972924/if-it-were-a-movie-o...

fezz wrote on Oct 15^th, 2015 at 8:52pm:


Incorrect. Try again.