| Snoopy said: This is something I've debated in my mind so many times. On one hand you should allow people to do what they want and let people take responsibility for themselves. However, one issue is if someone overdoses they will need an expensive medical treatment and the person will probably be worth about $3.50. Not including the cost of crime, collateral damages, ect which I remember cost more than we spend on the war on drugs / sending people to jail. Not to mention it will give business the right to sell these illegal drugs which in return can potentially destroy a society. What do you guys/gals believe? |
Yes, the war on drugs is stupid, and does more harm than good. As with alcohol prohibition, the war on drugs simply drove the industry underground and has funded organized crime. Clearly they should be taking lessons from what's worked w/ Cigarette smoking. Namely, that education, awareness and treatment programs have successfully lowered the national smoking rates (in the US) among adults and high schoolers, continuously, since the 1960's (there was a brief rise between 2007-10 in men, I believe, but it's continued to drop since).
Those people who OD, are doing so whether it's legal or not. They already are a burden on the system, so clearly the status quo isn't working and a new approach should be taken.
