muza9 @ 12.12.2013, 01:15
and at least a half ??
By the way, about a half of legalization.
Generally quite strange that I, who is considered here a liberal advocate state control over drug trafficking, and statesmen all the time they want to give it at the mercy of the market, besides black. :)
But if on the very subject, I'd legalize all drugs in general, including heavy. But (it is important) to act in relation to the drugs definitely need differently. There is that marijuana is relatively general, all known and understood, including the fact that it is used for medical purposes, and harm from it is not exactly no - any sort of reasonable grounds for the prohibition does not exist. There is a light synthetic drugs such as ecstasy, with them more difficult, they are not properly investigated one - respectively, limited distribution and maximum amount of information about the risks. There are all kinds of crocodiles, they should be treated in the same way as a fatal poison. And all sorts of heroin - in pharmacies, with strict accountability, with the production of the registration of all users. The key here, I think, to remove from circulation substitutes and low-quality products that kill people (and children in particular), bring a huge amount of harm to society, including the indirect consequences such as lack of cough medicines is now. Well, addiction treatment such as methadone Squalor also because of the idiotic bans happening. No less, and perhaps even more important to remove the economic incentive from dealers implanting new drug users, which is under illegal circulation. This is possible only if legalization of turnover.
And yes, when it is necessary to fight against drugs. It is because I have kids, I was concerned about this issue. Now the Chinese industry produces a number of synthetic chemicals that they simply can not keep track of all time and to prohibit, and they are changing all the time. And so they are almost openly sold in schools (!). And from them can really be serious consequences up to the problems with the head and the detailed outcomes. And all for what? To ban marijuana? Yes, of course, we are not talking about the fact that people can use drugs anywhere. Yes, we need promotion. Yes, we need to limit the rights of people who use opiates, such as the ban on driving, etc. Yes, we must protect children from drugs by all possible means, to prove the effectiveness. And no, you can not just drugs sold in supermarkets.