There was a doctor who was lambasted recently for critisicing the prohibition of drugs
His point was basically that there are many things that people do for a thrill, such as horse-riding or whatever, which have far higher mortality rates than recreational drug use, yet these things are not illegal. If I remember rightly it was in response to some clever soul suggesting that the NHS should not treat drug users as their problems are self-inflicted.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 24 Oct 2011, 8:53, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Yeah', but you don't get people queuing outside the local esquerian centre at 7 in the morning waiting for them to open so they can feel like a human again.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:01, Reply)

I don't know...
In my (admittedly limited) experience, horsey people are nutters.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:02, Reply)

yeah, well, maybe if you could by skag Jis that a real drug name?) at 7/11 they'd not need to.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:09, Reply)

I have no idea what you're talking about here, so I am just going to smile and nod.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:12, Reply)

He's off his tits on drugs and doesn't know what he is saying

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:12, Reply)

Yeah man! I totally had half a lemsip.
I was also suggesting that a lot of the questionable behavior associated with drug use would be mitigated were it legal.

Disclaimer: other than the very occasional spliff I have no interest in drugs, I bareyb even drink by most peoplles standards.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:16, Reply)

He's vegan apparently so he's probably dellirious from the lack of nutrients and protein

(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:18, Reply)

It would have made sense if he hadn't type a J in place of "open parentheses"
how did you do that, anyway, CQ? they're not anywhere near each other on a keyboard...

(oh, and "buy" rather than "by")

TMB - translated CQ so you don't have to since 1975
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:30, Reply)

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( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:38, Reply)

I think it's a totally valid point.
You could also extend the comparison to smokers and drinkers, too. It gets a little tenuous but the point is reasonable.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 24 Oct 2011, 9:29, Reply)