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TheKentuckian

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22. The people that want to use it would do so more safely, they would pose less danger to their

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 05:54 PM

May 2012

communities, children would have far less access, resources wouldn't be wasted vainly trying to combat it, and I'd continue to have zero interest.

Government's role is to provide an environment where our rights are not intruded upon not to prevent us from doing shit to ourselves.

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What would happen if Crystal Meth was legal? [View all] cthulu2016 May 2012 OP

Did I miss a memo? I thought drug companies were evil. randome May 2012 #1

Meth makes people evil & crazy? 3waygeek May 2012 #2

I've seen first-hand the effects of long-term amphetamine abuse slackmaster May 2012 #15

Stop making sense. Scuba May 2012 #3

Heisenberg would be out of business Ezlivin May 2012 #4

Ending drug prohibition would be the same as ending alcohol prohibition. Arctic Dave May 2012 #5

We do see people killing people loyalsister May 2012 #9

I mention that in my post. Arctic Dave May 2012 #12

You're talking about assumptions vs. what we know, without a doubt, happens loyalsister May 2012 #17

Had to edit my post. Arctic Dave May 2012 #28

Maybe not so much worse loyalsister May 2012 #31

medicalizing and decriminalizing addiction would definitely help loyalsister May 2012 #6

I do not know if criminality attracts... cthulu2016 May 2012 #16

I see it in the media loyalsister May 2012 #23

dentists would rule the world spanone May 2012 #7

I thought that for a moment but then remembered; no meth addict ever visits a dentist. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #8

A whole lot of people would become unemployable within weeks. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #10

thing is... oldernwiser May 2012 #25

You could be right but cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #26

I favor decriminalization, not outright legalization bluestateguy May 2012 #11

I'm old enough to remember seeing the effects of legally sanctioned prescription amphetamine abuse slackmaster May 2012 #13

So do I know all about it. RebelOne May 2012 #18

True. Amphetamine abuse makes people psychotic cthulu2016 May 2012 #20

Not quite. None of these drugs are exclusive among addicts. Meth is deadly. Always. MichiganVote May 2012 #14

Well, currently cigarettes are the only product advertised which are lethal when used as intended. PeaceNikki May 2012 #19

True. And that is not exclusive of Meth or other addictive substances either. MichiganVote May 2012 #21

That applies to some drugs to actually. Take Actos for example, its a legal drug for diabetics cstanleytech May 2012 #30

The people that want to use it would do so more safely, they would pose less danger to their TheKentuckian May 2012 #22

What would happen if there were no illegal drugs? oldernwiser May 2012 #24

Legalizing drugs would not bother me Generic Brad May 2012 #27

Let's see, thousands of people could become productive citizens, MadHound May 2012 #29