Reply to "California's Prop 19--Pot, Grass, Weed, that's right,"

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Originally posted by Buttercup:

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Originally posted by HIFLYER:

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Originally posted by Buttercup:

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I agree with him. Even if Prop 19 doesn't pass, marijuana will be legal in the near future because people finally realize the "war on drugs" was a failure from the start.

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So legalize all drugs crack, heroin, meth etc?????

Yep. It is not my business what people decide to do in the privacy of their own homes. If they want to close the doors and shades and get high for days, that's fine with me - again, as long as they're not harming anyone else. (They're not going to stop doing it anyway.)

It's funny that the majority of the "don't legalize it" crowd consists of the same group that is anti-government and doesn't want government making decisions about their lives in other ways - i.e., healthcare.

But when it comes to drugs and privacy, you want government to pass laws making private acts illegal. Funny.

Yea, I am funny about wanting to stop the crime that comes from druggies. It would be great having a neighbor who is a legal meth addict. Also, how is a heroin or meth addict going to buy the drugs? Let me guess the tax payer will provide it for free and since you are a addict we will just call you disabled and send you a disability check also.

Ummmm...Hello, McFly?!?! You live in North Alabama. Chances are excellent that you already have a neighbor who is a meth addict.

The so-called "illicit" drugs should be taxed and regulated. Mexican drug cartels will be shut down, or their power greatly reduced after "illicit" drugs are decriminalized.

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Mexico, a major drug producing and transit country, is the main foreign supplier of cannabis and a major supplier of methamphetamine to the United States.[12] Although Mexico accounts for only a small share of worldwide heroin production, it supplies a large share of the heroin distributed in the United States.[12][16] Drug cartels in Mexico control approximately 70% of the foreign narcotics that flow into the United States.[17]

The US State Department estimates that 90% of cocaine entering the United States transits Mexico, with Colombia being the main cocaine producer[18]—and that wholesale of illicit drug sale earnings estimates range from $13.6 billion to $48.4 billion annually.[12][19] Mexican drug traffickers increasingly smuggle money back into Mexico in cars and trucks, likely due to the effectiveness of U.S. efforts at monitoring electronic money transfers.[20]

More than 22,000 people have been murdered by these thugs since 2006. So it's okay with you that they continue to do murder instead of the U.S. doing what makes sense?

And what about your neighbor who abuses prescription drugs? How is abusing prescription drugs any different than abusing "illicit" drugs in the privacy of one's home?