You know what I mean.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:00, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Well, not really
I don't object to decriminalising drugs, but actively encouraging those who just want "a buzz on a night out" doesn't really strike me as a good idea.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Square.
*trots out old argument about alcohol being a drug and refers to smoking related deaths*
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:03, Reply)

I don't think we should be encouraging drinking or smoking either.
Except for me, because I like booze.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:04, Reply)

Since humans first walked the earth we've been trying to get off our tits.
It's just a matter of finding out how to do it fairly safely.
( girlinthehole, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:08, Reply)

I don't think "we", who ever "we" is in this context, I suspect you mean the government, should encourage anything.
Personally I'd make it all legal, as clean/safe as medically possible, tax it in proportion the the amount of extra work it was expected to cause for the NHS, make sure everyone was as well informed as possible about the risks and then let them get on with it like rational adults.

For the record, other than the occasional spliff I don't do drugs and don't even drink that much, this is a principal, not just some stoner saying "hey man, all drugs should be legal man"
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:14, Reply)

Well, when I say "we" in this context I usually mean the medical community
and your plan is the only rational solution apart from the minor flaw that at least 25% of the population are screaming fucktards with less intelligence than my office door.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:16, Reply)

Oh look, you just said what I did down there, but more concisely and coherently.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:21, Reply)

no, I just did it with more swears.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:24, Reply)

At least 25%
but this is not a flaw in my plan it's a flaw in society, you either have to declare those 25% incompetent and not let them vote or run their own affairs, or just accept that they are adults with the same rights as the rest of us.

Personally I'd have a sliding scare of citizenship based on tests both of knowledge and intelligence. I'd also have compulsory contraception for all from puberty, only reversible after you have proved you can support and care for a child.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:25, Reply)

The second point is one that should be considered.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:36, Reply)

This is all perfectly reasonable
but the one thing you overlook is that large numbers of people are complete fuckwits who need to have everything explained to them VERY SLOWLY and will still go and do whatever the fuck they like and won't give a shit about the consequences.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:20, Reply)

See my answer to Badger above.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:26, Reply)