drug legalization (from: GOP talk of military action in Mexico)

**davidjinks** · 08-26-23, 07:06

What the **** is the difference if some asshole goes out and buys a case of Jack Daniel’s versus buying a bag of coke?

Who gives a shit! Last reported statistics was something like 107,000 people died last year from OD. Let them die! Legalize it and it will sort itself out. 42,000+ died from being drunk and behind the wheel. No one is going to war with alcohol makers. I’ve yet to see the BATFE raid Jack Daniel’s.

It’s a waste of ****ing time, money and resources.

Originally Posted by SteyrAUG

Yep, instead of controlling our borders, let's just let Mexican drug cartels turn the entire US into an opium den. You think shit is an out of control disastrous failure now? Go ahead and legalize it.

It will make you long for the days when choking on people's second hand legal skunk weed in public places was the biggest annoyance about legalized drugs. Oh your family got killed by somebody on meth? Well it's legal so he's in treatment.

**JediGuy** · 08-26-23, 08:13

Originally Posted by davidjinks

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Who gives a shit! Last reported statistics was something like 107,000 people died last year from OD. Let them die! Legalize it and it will sort itself out. 42,000+ died from being drunk and behind the wheel....

That’s not how things work.

**ChattanoogaPhil** · 08-26-23, 09:33

There really is a big difference. Teens are taking a single pill that they think is an Oxy then dying of fentanyl poisoning. That isn't even remotely comparable to when I was a teen in California during the 70s and drugs were literally everywhere. Kids weren't dropping dead like they are today, even with far more sophisticated OD treatments now available.

**davidjinks** · 08-26-23, 09:38

So explain how things work

Prohibition was the same as the war on drugs. Modern day, you can go out and buy a case of Jack and no one blinks an eye.

Originally Posted by JediGuy

That’s not how things work.

**davidjinks** · 08-26-23, 09:39

Hate to tell you, teens are dropping dead from alcohol just like they are drugs.

Again, what’s the difference?

Originally Posted by ChattanoogaPhil

There really is a big difference. Teens are taking a single pill that they think is an Oxy then dying of fentanyl poisoning. That isn't even remotely comparable to when I was a teen in California during the 70s and drugs were literally everywhere. Kids weren't dropping dead like they are today, even with far more sophisticated OD treatments now available.

**Todd.K** · 08-26-23, 10:10

Originally Posted by davidjinks

So explain how things work

You should look up how the first opium wars went.

Maybe visit a city where drug use is legal or not enforced.

**jsbhike** · 08-26-23, 10:18

Originally Posted by ChattanoogaPhil

There really is a big difference. Teens are taking a single pill that they think is an Oxy then dying of fentanyl poisoning. That isn't even remotely comparable to when I was a teen in California during the 70s and drugs were literally everywhere. Kids weren't dropping dead like they are today, even with far more sophisticated OD treatments now available.

Adulterated alcohol(via greed, ignorance, and even .gov edict) was a thing during prohibition which caused death.

It really appears the war on alcohol and the follow up war on other drugs had/have more to do with stripping away rights(2A is one) and doing away with .gov limitations than any concern about public health or safety.

There also seems to be a decent chance it is also geared toward knocking off competitors of those with connections.

**AndyLate** · 08-26-23, 10:21

Originally Posted by Todd.K

You should look up how the first opium wars went.

Maybe visit a city where drug use is legal or not enforced.

Like this? https://www.foxnews.com/us/crisis-ke...ven-hell-earth

https://www.foxnews.com/us/crisis-ke...oral-candidate

Or this? https://www.foxnews.com/media/oregon...ing-hard-drugs

Andy

**jsbhike** · 08-26-23, 10:31

Originally Posted by AndyLate

Like this? https://www.foxnews.com/us/crisis-ke...ven-hell-earth

https://www.foxnews.com/us/crisis-ke...oral-candidate

Or this? https://www.foxnews.com/media/oregon...ing-hard-drugs

Andy

Use may be legal, buy they are still buying an illegal product that is produced in someone's garage.

While it is still an overall drain on society, legalized alcohol isn't adulterated and causing blindness and jake leg nor are Miller and Bud distributors getting in shootouts over sales areas as occurred during alcohol prohibition.