Personally
if I were doing something recreationally that became illegal, I'd stop doing it, and wouldn't use it's criminalisation as an excuse for the ill-consequences that my doing it caused.
(, Tue 20 Jul 2010, 12:41, Reply)
What if you were addicted to it?
I'm sure a lot of people would give up if it was as easy as you suggest.
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IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Tue 20 Jul 2010, 12:44,
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Also, the idea that people might treat legality as the clincher...
... seems psychologically implausible.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 20 Jul 2010, 12:58,
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Since these drugs have been illegal since before the vast majority of us were born
how about just not starting? It's not rocket science.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 8:51, Reply)
I'm assuming internet sarcasm there.
Am I right?
Noone is denying that there are undesirable consequences of much (most?) drug use. But treating it as a problem for the criminal law, rather than as a social and public health problem, is utterly counterproductive.
The only people who benefit from illegality are the traffickers. For everyone else, it's a disaster.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 20 Jul 2010, 12:48,
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Am I right also, they still would employ harsh penalties for trafficking which is what Portugal has done?(I think)
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Christian's Bolt and Ski, Tue 20 Jul 2010, 13:38,
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Yep.
But if it's decriminalised everywhere, there'd be no room in the market for traffickers to operate - or, at least, they'd be reduced to the status of dodgy cigarette dealers. But why buy from an unlicenced dealer when you can get stuff from an approved pharmacy that's guaranteed for quality?
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 20 Jul 2010, 13:40,
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