How about the war on drugs folks? Can anyone argue against the fact
that if drugs were legalized, it would be harder for kids to get then
it is now. It wouldn’t be sold on the street anymore! Sure, some say
that we would have more addicts but would we really? Did we get tons
more alcoholics when alcohol was re-legalized? No, we ended up
ruining the business for a lot of gangsters and cronies. It made
companies like Heineken and Shipyard Ale possible. What would
Milwuakee be without beer???
Just because alcohol is legal doesn’t make it any better than pot!!
In fact, it’s worse because you get more intoxicated, there is a
greater addiction factor, a greater child abuse and neglect factor for
alcoholics than there is for people who smoke pot. I could go on.
I can’t advocate doing hard drugs because I have never and will never
try them. However, I don’t believe that a free society should impose
moral laws on its citizens. Especially in such a self-defeating way!!
Legalize drugs, tax the crap out of them to make it too expensive for
kids (like they’re doing with cigs and beer, hey, the price hike got
me to quit three years ago!), use the money to educate the public
about the dangers and help people to quit and the #1 thing we could do
with this is….
MANDITORY DRUG TESTS FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS. IF YOU ARE FOUND WITH
ANY ILLICIT DRUG IN YOUR SYSTEM, NO MONEY FOR YOU!!!
‘
But what about the children?? Easy, they don’t belong there in the
first place(parents are on drugs) and with the new 17.7 billion being
saved after no longer funding this foolish war, there are better
treatments for mom and the kids can either go into a better funded
foster home or stay with a responsible relative until mom is clean.
Any takers?
Jcat
"Cat-J" <cjohn…@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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> How about the war on drugs folks? Can anyone argue against the fact
> that if drugs were legalized, it would be harder for kids to get then
> it is now.
How many kids get alcohol and cigaretts? A lot!
"Beauxgus"
Louisiana, USA
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Cat-J wrote:
> How about the war on drugs folks? Can anyone argue against the fact
> that if drugs were legalized, it would be harder for kids to get then
> it is now. It wouldn’t be sold on the street anymore! Sure, some say
> that we would have more addicts but would we really? Did we get tons
> more alcoholics when alcohol was re-legalized? No, we ended up
> ruining the business for a lot of gangsters and cronies. It made
> companies like Heineken and Shipyard Ale possible. What would
> Milwuakee be without beer???
> Just because alcohol is legal doesn’t make it any better than pot!!
> In fact, it’s worse because you get more intoxicated, there is a
> greater addiction factor, a greater child abuse and neglect factor for
> alcoholics than there is for people who smoke pot. I could go on.
> I can’t advocate doing hard drugs because I have never and will never
> try them. However, I don’t believe that a free society should impose
> moral laws on its citizens. Especially in such a self-defeating way!!
> Legalize drugs, tax the crap out of them to make it too expensive for
> kids (like they’re doing with cigs and beer, hey, the price hike got
> me to quit three years ago!), use the money to educate the public
> about the dangers and help people to quit and the #1 thing we could do
> with this is….
> MANDITORY DRUG TESTS FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS. IF YOU ARE FOUND WITH
> ANY ILLICIT DRUG IN YOUR SYSTEM, NO MONEY FOR YOU!!!
> ‘
> But what about the children?? Easy, they don’t belong there in the
> first place(parents are on drugs) and with the new 17.7 billion being
> saved after no longer funding this foolish war, there are better
> treatments for mom and the kids can either go into a better funded
> foster home or stay with a responsible relative until mom is clean.
> Any takers?
> Jcat
Yes. I agree completely. I recently had a similar letter published on the
opinion page of our local newspaper on this very subject. I expected a lot
of negative feedback. Instead I got a lot of positive support including
the editor of the opinion page of the newspaper. So long that the penalty
for making the drugs available to minors is so stiff that an adult would
have to be pretty close to crazy to do it.
"Perry" <perry1…@home.com> wrote in message
> Yes. I agree completely. I recently had a similar letter published on the
> opinion page of our local newspaper on this very subject. I expected a lot
> of negative feedback. Instead I got a lot of positive support including
> the editor of the opinion page of the newspaper. So long that the penalty
> for making the drugs available to minors is so stiff that an adult would
> have to be pretty close to crazy to do it.
I think the penalties are pretty steep now. Yet we still have drugs
being sold to our kids.
"Beauxgus"
Louisiana, USA
Beauxgus wrote:
> "Perry" <perry1…@home.com> wrote in message
> > Yes. I agree completely. I recently had a similar letter published on the
> > opinion page of our local newspaper on this very subject. I expected a lot
> > of negative feedback. Instead I got a lot of positive support including
> > the editor of the opinion page of the newspaper. So long that the penalty
> > for making the drugs available to minors is so stiff that an adult would
> > have to be pretty close to crazy to do it.
> I think the penalties are pretty steep now. Yet we still have drugs
> being sold to our kids.
> "Beauxgus"
> Louisiana, USA
Right now the corner pusher will sell to anyone with the jack.
If they were sold in bars and liquor stores that would put he corner pusher out
of business.
"Perry" <perry1…@home.com> wrote in message
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> Beauxgus wrote:
> > "Perry" <perry1…@home.com> wrote in message
> > > Yes. I agree completely. I recently had a similar letter published on
the
> > > opinion page of our local newspaper on this very subject. I expected a
lot
> > > of negative feedback. Instead I got a lot of positive support
including
> > > the editor of the opinion page of the newspaper. So long that the
penalty
> > > for making the drugs available to minors is so stiff that an adult
would
> > > have to be pretty close to crazy to do it.
> > I think the penalties are pretty steep now. Yet we still have drugs
> > being sold to our kids.
> > "Beauxgus"
> > Louisiana, USA
> Right now the corner pusher will sell to anyone with the jack.
> If they were sold in bars and liquor stores that would put he corner
pusher out
> of business.
The broader point is that our experience with alcohol and cigaretts
flies in the face of the argument that legalization would keep the drugs
away from kids.
"Beauxgus"
Louisiana, USA