Comments on: Legalization Is The Answer http://www.prosebeforehos.com/article-of-the-day/03/10/legalization-is-the-answer/ The Pen Is Mightier Than Thy Wench Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:30:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rafaelhttp://www.prosebeforehos.com/article-of-the-day/03/10/legalization-is-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-88313 Rafael Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:04:54 +0000 http://www.prosebeforehos.com/?p=3310#comment-88313 Mark, whoever seeks for drugs, finds them. The war against drugs is INNEFECTIVE. It's the same as nothing. There is no trouble in finding them on the streets. Prohibition means billions spent on something useless . If who looks for them gets them anyway, then there is no reason to think that the legalization would increase the number of addicts and become a public health issue. The drug traffic must end. Mark, whoever seeks for drugs, finds them. The war against drugs is INNEFECTIVE. It’s the same as nothing. There is no trouble in finding them on the streets. Prohibition means billions spent on something useless . If who looks for them gets them anyway, then there is no reason to think that the legalization would increase the number of addicts and become a public health issue. The drug traffic must end.

]]> By: A Jihad On Gawkerhttp://www.prosebeforehos.com/article-of-the-day/03/10/legalization-is-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-87851 A Jihad On Gawker Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:33:45 +0000 http://www.prosebeforehos.com/?p=3310#comment-87851 [...] "16x16");     Recently, we were on Gawker for the Economist article on Legalizing Drugs. However, in pointing to PBH, they referred to it as “this odd [...] [...] "16×16");     Recently, we were on Gawker for the Economist article on Legalizing Drugs. However, in pointing to PBH, they referred to it as “this odd [...]

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.prosebeforehos.com/article-of-the-day/03/10/legalization-is-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-87571 Anonymous Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:41:56 +0000 http://www.prosebeforehos.com/?p=3310#comment-87571 Hey, no mention of Colombia! Hey, no mention of Colombia!

]]> By: Bobhttp://www.prosebeforehos.com/article-of-the-day/03/10/legalization-is-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-87570 Bob Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:15:42 +0000 http://www.prosebeforehos.com/?p=3310#comment-87570 Mark, are you saying you are so weak you would run right out and try heroin if it were legal????? Mark, are you saying you are so weak you would run right out and try heroin if it were legal?????

]]> By: alechttp://www.prosebeforehos.com/article-of-the-day/03/10/legalization-is-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-87569 alec Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:16:48 +0000 http://www.prosebeforehos.com/?p=3310#comment-87569 Mark, I think you are missing the Economists rationalization: it costs far too much with far too little pay off to regulate drugs, let alone declare a global 'war' on them. This is less about thinking less about the consequences of addiction or usage of drugs and more about a simple cost/benefit analysis for maintaining current legal conditions. Mark, I think you are missing the Economists rationalization: it costs far too much with far too little pay off to regulate drugs, let alone declare a global ‘war’ on them. This is less about thinking less about the consequences of addiction or usage of drugs and more about a simple cost/benefit analysis for maintaining current legal conditions.

]]> By: Markhttp://www.prosebeforehos.com/article-of-the-day/03/10/legalization-is-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-87568 Mark Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:47:31 +0000 http://www.prosebeforehos.com/?p=3310#comment-87568 This is complete and utter stupidity. Calls for blanket-wide legalization lump all narcotics into one category, and fail to understand the unique circumstances behind each one. If we look at historical experience, we can see why opiates were criminalized in the first place. China provides the perfect example of what happens when businesses dealing in highly addictive products are able to prey on an unprotected population. The pandemic of addiction became so severe, that it sparked the Opium Wars. We often draw faulty analogies between prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s, and prohibition of illegal narcotics, without analyzing the differences. Alcohol was, and continues to be, ingrained within our cultural tradition. Heroin, is not. Removing the prohibition on its use would, however, decrease any disincentives to use it. It is just bad public policy. While legalization of marijuana might be considered, because the market can said to have spoken, and the majority of users know that its supposed harmful effects have been greatly exaggerated, and it poses very little substantial threat, aside from use while driving, other narcotics have been evaluated as harmful by society at large, otherwise their use might be more prevalent. We are a self-governing society, and therefore, it is up to us to decide as a society which narcotics we wish to make available, and which narcotics we wish to spend our resources on prohibiting. I believe that society at large would agree that opiates such as heroin are worth investing our resources into. Prohibition failed because it was a top-down policy imposed on society by activists using guilt as a means to push through their agenda. Prohibition against marijuana might be considered similar. If we want to consider repealing a prohibition on other drugs though, why don't we let the people who will be affected, and whose tax dollars fund the drug war, decide whether they would like to make opiates and other harder drugs freely available in society. After all, isn't that who the laws are designed for? This is complete and utter stupidity. Calls for blanket-wide legalization lump all narcotics into one category, and fail to understand the unique circumstances behind each one.

If we look at historical experience, we can see why opiates were criminalized in the first place. China provides the perfect example of what happens when businesses dealing in highly addictive products are able to prey on an unprotected population. The pandemic of addiction became so severe, that it sparked the Opium Wars.

We often draw faulty analogies between prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s, and prohibition of illegal narcotics, without analyzing the differences. Alcohol was, and continues to be, ingrained within our cultural tradition. Heroin, is not. Removing the prohibition on its use would, however, decrease any disincentives to use it. It is just bad public policy.

While legalization of marijuana might be considered, because the market can said to have spoken, and the majority of users know that its supposed harmful effects have been greatly exaggerated, and it poses very little substantial threat, aside from use while driving, other narcotics have been evaluated as harmful by society at large, otherwise their use might be more prevalent.

We are a self-governing society, and therefore, it is up to us to decide as a society which narcotics we wish to make available, and which narcotics we wish to spend our resources on prohibiting. I believe that society at large would agree that opiates such as heroin are worth investing our resources into. Prohibition failed because it was a top-down policy imposed on society by activists using guilt as a means to push through their agenda. Prohibition against marijuana might be considered similar. If we want to consider repealing a prohibition on other drugs though, why don’t we let the people who will be affected, and whose tax dollars fund the drug war, decide whether they would like to make opiates and other harder drugs freely available in society. After all, isn’t that who the laws are designed for?

]]> By: Davehttp://www.prosebeforehos.com/article-of-the-day/03/10/legalization-is-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-87567 Dave Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:46:27 +0000 http://www.prosebeforehos.com/?p=3310#comment-87567 A very well written and thought provoking article, however it falls at the first hurdle as there are many American decision makers with interests in various industries. Cannabis was originally turned on because the guy put in charge of "the war on drugs" had interests in timer and logging, if cannabis was legalised it would have ment cheaper produced hemp ruining his tidy profit. I'm afraid that until the people are allowed to vote on this the suits in power will keep it locked down and keep the decision out of the public domain A very well written and thought provoking article, however it falls at the first hurdle as there are many American decision makers with interests in various industries.

Cannabis was originally turned on because the guy put in charge of “the war on drugs” had interests in timer and logging, if cannabis was legalised it would have ment cheaper produced hemp ruining his tidy profit.
I’m afraid that until the people are allowed to vote on this the suits in power will keep it locked down and keep the decision out of the public domain

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]]> By: Timhttp://www.prosebeforehos.com/article-of-the-day/03/10/legalization-is-the-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-86214 Tim Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:02:58 +0000 http://www.prosebeforehos.com/?p=3310#comment-86214 Legalization is the answer. Sucks. Yes it does. Billions upon billions we spend each year to stop the flow and hold our jails full to bursting with class D felonies. Prohibition must stop. If I want to clean my clock with pure heroin then count me out for the department softball picnic I'm riding the H train. My hospital bills will be insignificant next to the trillions of dollars and millions of lives we have already screwed over in the name of "The War on Drugs." Legalization is the answer. Sucks. Yes it does. Billions upon billions we spend each year to stop the flow and hold our jails full to bursting with class D felonies.

Prohibition must stop. If I want to clean my clock with pure heroin then count me out for the department softball picnic I’m riding the H train. My hospital bills will be insignificant next to the trillions of dollars and millions of lives we have already screwed over in the name of “The War on Drugs.”

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