Drugs: What are your thoughts?

[QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"][QUOTE="_en1gma_"] I just think that "hallucination" is, in a sense, a loaded term when used in this context. When I think of a hallucination, I think of cupcakes flying in the air and actually SEEING things that AREN'T there. From my understanding, no strand of cannabis causes anyone to actually believe something is there that is not in reality. I am assuming that "mild" means mere "flashier lights, heightened colors, and perhaps some exaggerated vision".Shhadow_Viper

The Dutch are now doing some serious rethinking of theior drug policy in general, and yet this isn't really getting much coverage outside Holland. 50% of Rotterdam's coffeeshops were shut down because school users had easy access to weed, and remember it's during adolescence that marijuana can be most damaging psychologically. Now Holland is moving towards a membership system, where only registered users can buy and smoke cannabis.

There is definitely a dark side to Amsterdam and Holland's drug policy in general, and it's plain to see to anyone who spends more than a couple of hours there. I think there are far more intelligent and mature ways for the US to handle the question than going for a quick buck solution and regretting it further down the line - ways that are better for the smoker too.

Weed is soon to become legal...so get ready!

I could type a long post. Thankfully this vid sums up my thoughts on the war on drugs perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIcDZCNVG0

clubsammich91

I have mixed feelings about drugs. Certain drugs such as opium, morphine, and heroin were a true scourge on society. But then again, is it really the government's role to be the nanny?

Illegal drugs are stupid and everyone who does them needs their asses kicked. Everyone who thinks marijuana should be legalized is a stoner, also.cgoqsz

Anyway, I think they should all be decriminalized at least. Portugal and the Netherlands have decriminalized drugs, and it's been pretty successful. There should be compassion and treatment for those who develop drug problems. Also, think about all the legal drugs people use to get through their days. The office worker running off caffeine. Antidepressants so people can function better. On the recreational side, people drink in college excessively, and can fall into alcoholism. There's plenty of help available for alcoholics, so why not take a rehabilitation approach to illegal drugs as well?

Lastly, the war on drugs has utterly failed to stop, and even reduce, drug usage. However, it is great for capitalism: making criminals out of harmless citizens, putting them into privatized jails, plenty of money going towards excessive law enforcement, and so on.

Nice article about Portugal's decriminalization:http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html?imw=Y

I think there's too much drug use in society. But drug use isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[QUOTE="cgoqsz"]Illegal drugs are stupid and everyone who does them needs their asses kicked. Everyone who thinks marijuana should be legalized is a stoner, also.blackheart1889

Everyone that supports marijuana legalisation is a stoner

:lol:

Everyone that supports marijuana legalisation is a stoner

:lol:

Lto_thaG

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

Everyone that supports marijuana legalisation is a stoner

:lol:

cgoqsz

[QUOTE="cgoqsz"][QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

Everyone that supports marijuana legalisation is a stoner

:lol:

Lto_thaG

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

[QUOTE="cgoqsz"] How is that funny? It's true. Name me one person, even amongst any of you, who doesn't smoke weed but also supports legalization.cgoqsz

Mexico just legalized every drug in their country.

We spend billions on people to track down other people for: smoking a plant.

We could MAKE billions on taxing marijuana. California along could save millions in getting rid of the task force against drug use and they would rake in a gigantic profit from the taxation of it. Not to mention that smaller cities in California SURVIVE on marijuana and the community around it.

Other drugs have been proved dangerous, deadly, incredibly addictive, and expensive. I don't support the use of anything besides weed. I just find it a little hypocritical when we have cigarettes and alcohol, which are 10x worse than weed, yet we can't use weed.

The history of the ban on weed has pointed to illegal immigration and the paper industry shutting down the operation of hemp plants for a cheaper alternative to the production of trees, NOT the dangers of weed.

People are still smoking weed and using it regularly. It's common practice and you can't stop it with laughable laws. the fine for weed use is less than alcohol.

There ARE therapeutic benefits of weed use that help people with breathing problems associated with asthma or something similar, and they can also work as a pain suppressor, which would be better than the intense high and dependence people develop to heroin in hospitals.

Weed is always going to be here. Its the same thing as gay marriage rights. Eventually people are going to come to grips with reality and realize that it's not hurting anybody who isn't using or doing it, and it makes no sense to not benefit economically to approve it. If we don't have a nation-wide legalization of it by the time I get out of college, I'm going to do it, and I don't give a damn who tries to stop me.

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

Everyone that supports marijuana legalisation is a stoner

:lol:

cgoqsz

Besides in reference to your laughable claim, "what can be asserted without proof, can be dismissed without proof."

If it's not for medical reasons, just say no.....tocool340

But if I do that they won't give me the drugs. Use your head, man.

People need medical training be for they can self medicate . If pot was legal it should only be from your doctor .

People need medical training be for they can self medicate . If pot was legal it should only be from your doctor .

dontshackzmii

Though I've always been suspicious of the war on drugs after taking a class on substance abuse I'm pretty much sure that it hasn't been a success. All the other problems are kind of up for grabs. Personally I think cannabis should be legal.

It exists because during the last few decades a comparatively small group of unscrupulous people, addicted to money and power, have lied to and deceived the American people on a massive scale. This evil can be destroyed if enough Americans resolve to understand why it exists and why it continues to exist. There is a political solution; it may take some time to implement, but the first step is to "Just Say Know".johntoh4

[QUOTE="cgoqsz"][QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

Everyone that supports marijuana legalisation is a stoner

:lol:

Shhadow_Viper

Besides in reference to your laughable claim, "what can be asserted without proof, can be dismissed without proof."

I think that Drugs have made musicians make some great movie