Legalise and tax soft drugs

The only real purpose of decriminalisation is improved public health and in policing to free resources for more dangerous drugs such as heroin and cocaine and their dealers. Improved public health is by allowing those who will smoke it whether legal or not to access a reasonably standardised amount, and to remove these people from having potential contact with sellers of more physically dangerous drugs. IMO.

ANy discussion of politics (left vs right) or comparisons with alcohol are meaningless. It's entirely down to whether an improvement in health can be achieved (even if it offends your sensibilities) and if police can focus limited resources more effectively.

Personal viewpoints and moral stances are completely irrelevant to both public health and policing.

I think a more sensible approach would be to REGULATE as opposed to legalise drugs.

If a system were to be brought in where a person would have to meet certain criteria and gain a license of sorts. Perhaps they might have to undergo a course on the potential dangers of the drug, be of a certain level of health, have a psychiatric assessment, have no criminal record or whatever before they were given their "Safe Pass" to buy drugs (which could also be supplied through controlled channels such as participating doctors or pharmacies)

The advantages are thus:
- It would allow your ordinary decent citizen to buy some marijuana for personal use and actually be treated as an adult capable of making their own decisions.
- It would wipe out a significant portion of the criminals income.
- It would allow the police to focus their efforts on major drug barons instead of messing around with guys peddling small amounts of hash/weed
- It would mean that the regulation body could maintain a certain amount of control over the industry and quality of products
- You could control or outlaw drug tourism, if this was seen as a major concern
- Using doctors/pharmacies as supply channels would eliminate the situation of a free-for-all with every newsagent selling weed

PS I dont smoke at all, but I know guys who do and are fine upstanding citizens so let them on is what I say

Paddy is "won't someone think of the children!?" the best you got?

paddyandy wrote: »

What is wrong with it ??????

It's a poor argument and you haven't given us any reason to believe that drug criminalisation does actually benefit the children.

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

I didn't enjoy that period of Irish History. I believe I would dislike the legalisation of weed just as much. Why? becuase saps who don't smoke now would start smoking and ruin it for everyone else....

I want things to stay as they are....or more preferably i would like my "grow and share" policy introduced!!!

Am I taking you up wrong or are you against drug legalisation because you wouldn't be as cool if they were legalised?

Goddam it it Paddy if your not over in the humanities thread spurting your nonsence on drugs then your over here doing it. I cant escape you!! Your like a drug!!:D

And just like on the other thread you cant seem to back up any of your points with any factual evidence. You can even be bothered to make up pretend evidence. Its all based on your outdated beliefs.

frAG

paddyandy wrote: »

TRY telling that to parents who BURIED THEIR CHILDREN !!!!!!!

Case in point. Drugs are illegal yet there is still people dying from using them. Once again, how does drug prohibition help anybody?