Illegal?
Making things illegal makes it hugely profitable for the trafficers and dealers.This results in an increase in the sales.
The Americans tried to outlaw alcohol a long time ago, and this resulted in wealthy organised crime bosses, with profitable illegal businesses. The americans have been stuck with this ever since.
Countries with liberal laws do much better.
The real solution is to educate people as to the sensible use, or non use of various drugs, and for the governments to get out of the drug dealing business. (nicotine and alcohol)
Australia has been tainted with the miitary philosophy that encourages the use of alcohol, and this is too often misued, with young peole binge drinking. A moderate ammount of alcohol is probably beneficial, but this can be and too often is grossly overdone, causing enormous harm, deaths and destroyed lives.
The effects of alcohol are well known.
But other unknown drugs, from an unknown source with no quality control and unknown effects ??
This is absolute madness.
There is only one thing in this world that is absolutely mandatory and unavoidable, and that is dying. Everything else is optional, but may have consequences. We must be responsible for what we do, and the consequences of those actions. We cannot "pass the buck" to anyone else, or to some mythical superman in the sky, government, the boss or our society.
Alcohol or other drugs may seem to ease the problems for a while, but they are still there, and come back later.
There is no magic potion. They only exist in fairy stories.
Last edited by bushy; 13th Apr 2008 at 03:13.