[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="Chickity_China"]

Ban tobacco? Ban alcohol? Serious? Everyone drinks. Millions smoke. Ban either and it'll cause more problems then legalization can solve. I wouldn't legalize marijuana either because alcohol alone causes enough problems already, its just that we can't get rid of it because it's been around for thousands of years and has always been legal.

Chickity_China

Moot argument. Marijuana has been around for thousands of years and has always, until the last century, been legal. And if the problems that are caused by the prohibition of marijuana should be evident to anyone willing to objectively look at the situation.

Moot argument. Alcohol has been prevalent in all major cultures for way longer than marijuana. The fact that marijuana became illegal in the US meant that there weren't enough people who gave a crap about it at the time unlike with alcohol.

The problem with marijuana prohibition is that there are too many who break the law which makes their persecution too costly resource consuming. That to me means penalties aren't harsh enough.

[QUOTE="F1_2004"][QUOTE="__Chris__"]

Erm no they don't.

__Chris__

You really believe they smuggle out opium that is going to be used in heroin or other illegal drugs?

[QUOTE="OldTopics"][QUOTE="m25105"] Ah the age old argument that religious is evil. I always find it humerous since, those that claim never offer any proof. Here is something for you, when NATO and the Warsaw pact had nukes deployed around the world, ready to blow us all up on a moments notice, did they do it for religious reasons? And the fact that you think religion ends in Christianity and then accuse others of ignorance doesn't help your arguments one bit.dragonfly110

religion is just one of many excuses for war. Your non acceptance of other's religion, along with greed is what fuels those wars.

[QUOTE="OldTopics"][QUOTE="__Chris__"]

What do you mean they keep "pumping" more in?

__Chris__

Who is "they"? What are you talking about?

[QUOTE="OldTopics"][QUOTE="__Chris__"]

What do you mean ruining the lives of millions of people? Whos fault is it really for taking drugs and for why the war happened I think opium was irrelevant.

__Chris__

What do you mean they keep "pumping" more in?

[QUOTE="OldTopics"]

[QUOTE="m25105"] The only one displaying ignorance right now is you.m25105

[QUOTE="F1_2004"]

Thoughts? Was the war really worth releasing this much opium into the world and ruining the lives of millions of people, nevermind the thousands of US and UN troops and Afghan civilians that were killed?

__Chris__

What do you mean ruining the lives of millions of people? Whos fault is it really for taking drugs and for why the war happened I think opium was irrelevant.

The only reason why the US army doesn't burn all poppy fields is because they're hated enough there, they are afraid that burning would cause a revolt among the civilians as opium is the only source of income for many Afghans...Blaminator1221

[QUOTE="OldTopics"][QUOTE="kev_stevens67"]

How so?

I'm a Christian and do not believe in some magical man living in the sky.

kev_stevens67

I believe in God, the Eternal Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost - not sure about this magical man living in the sky you are referring to.