Big difference, there was already a thriving legal business for alcohol prior to prohibition. So we make drugs legal, where are they going to come from?
-Gary Hayes Elkins said the following on 8/25/2005 2:30 PM: > What happened to moonshiners and the whiskey running mafia filth of > the 30's? > > >> From: Gary Udstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> >> To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices >> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:24:10 -0500 >> >> That is one of the most ludicrous arguments being tossed about by the >> legalizing drugs crowd. What in God's name makes you think that >> organized crime will walk away from their BILLION dollar empires? Tax >> the drugs?? LOL. >> >> -Gary >> >> >> >> Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 10:24 AM: >> >> > A few minor changes I'd make. First, I'm assuming the drugs are >> > actually very cheap to make. So I say tax them very highly and they >> > should still be cheaper then drugs are now and so prevent a black >> > market, These taxes are what should be used to pay for all the >> > regulation and treatment efforts. >> > >> > Second, there needs to be a law that first defines what recreational >> > drugs are and second allowing discrimination against people who use >> > them. This allows for an additional incentive to keep people off the >> > drugs. I do believe the drugs do bad things to you to can cause your >> > medical bills to go up and keep you from being as good of an employee >> > from how it effects your mind so its not fair for the many who don't >> > use the drugs. >> > >> > Third, and probably the measure to enact first, medical research >> > should never be limited arbitrarily because a chemical is considered a >> > recreational drug. A chemical is a chemical and they all have side >> > effects, you just need to balance the good parts and the bad. >> > >> > Eli >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > >> >> http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/22227/ - Decriminalization >> >> arguement. Sounds pretty good to me... >> >> >> >> On 8/25/05, Ben Ruset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Freed up space in prisons better suited to real criminals. >> >>> >> >>> >From: Gary Udstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> >Date: Thu Aug 25 09:31:48 CDT 2005 >> >>> >To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> >> >>> >Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices >> >>> >> >>> >What happened in China when they legalized drugs? What about >> Needle >> >>> >park in Zurich? Can you cite one example where the legalization of >> >>> >drugs solved any social ills? >> >>> > >> >>> >-Gary >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> >Stan Zaske said the following on 8/25/2005 3:04 AM: >> >>> > >> >>> >> BC Bud! Didn't you see the prime time report? They sell it in >> >>> shops on >> >>> >> the streets using the best seeds from around the globe! Gotta >> love >> >>> >> British Columbia! <g> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> What hypocrisy that we still haven't learned "Prohibition" >> doesn't >> >>> >> work even after all the organized crime that came as a result of >> >>> >> "criminalization"! Try to do the same with tobacco and see what >> >>> >> happens! So what if you smoke a bowl in the evening to relax? >> Who's >> >>> >> business is it anyway? Our money would be better spent on public >> >>> >> education and rehab rather than interdiction and criminalization! >> >>> >> Addictive behavior is associated with "self-esteem" and that's >> where >> >>> >> our focus should be! So much for wisdom in government! >> >>> >> >> >>> >> warpmedia wrote: >> >>> >> >> >>> >>> Well there sure is some dynamite hemp floating around somewhere >> >>> these >> >>> >>> days! LOL >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> Was just in Vancouver for 8 days and never got over to the >> little >> >>> >>> Amsterdam area to see what all the fuss was about. Of course >> there >> >>> >>> was the fear of the transaction in the back of my mind since >> that >> >>> >>> seems to be the law the get you on rather than possession or >> use. >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> FORC5 wrote: >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>>> "Over 25,000 products can be manufactured from hemp, from >> >>> cellophane >> >>> >>>> to dynamite." >> >>> >>>> Popular Mechanics, 1938 >> >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> At 02:27 AM 8/24/2005, Stan Zaske Poked the stick with: >> >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>>> Better yet, grow female hemp to ferment into methane and >> sell the >> >>> >>>>> buds to Canada. <g> >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> gibney wrote: >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> Industrial hemp, digested to methane and powering fuel cells. >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> -jmg >> >> >> >> Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. >> >> Henry Brooks Adams [1838-1918] >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
