Which drugs do you think should be legal for personal use? Part II

[Horus]

I did a poll on this three years ago. I'd like to see if the results have changed any. Also, a few new drugs have been added.

[Lief 🗽]

Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, LSD, Mushrooms, Salvia, Mescaline

[dead0man]

Prohibition is wrong.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

The first three.

[Nhoj]

All of the above of course.

[phk]

As long as I'm not part of the moral hazard. All.

[tpfkaw]

AOTA

[Cincinnatus]

All of the Above

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

All the ones that can be produced by farming and/or simple chemistry, since there is zero hope of stopping their production and use.  Whether to legalize the others should wait until society has adjusted to the first wave of legalization so that we can see what synthetic drugs may still need regulation or prohibition.

[This user has not been convicted of 34 felonies]

All of the Above

[RI]

Ideally none of them, but realistically, I don't really care as long as they aren't used in public or in places where children could be susceptible to their effects. I'm not an expert on drugs, so for me to pick and choose from that list would be intellectually irresponsible.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

All of the above.

Prohibiting them is certainly not a way is fighting drug abuse.

[Free Palestine]

All of them except marihuana.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, LSD, Mushrooms, Salvia, Mescaline

+ MDMA (with strict guidelines on use that probably wouldn't be followed)

[Dr. Cynic]

They could all be legal as far as I'm concerned. I'm on the wagon, so I'm more interested in staying sober anyway. I had a real problem with alcohol and I liked LSD. Did 'shrooms, smoked weed once, didn't like it. Apart from that... None of it appealed to me.

[Sbane]

No one should be charged with a crime for drug use of any kind. Ever.

But I don't suggest that all of these drugs be legally available. Knowingly selling some of the most addictive and destructive of these substances should be criminal. End the War on Drugs and make those who profit from this social problem pay for the public health crisis that they selfishly create.

Presumably you feel the same way about Tobacco, and to a lesser extent, Alcohol companies?

The most used "illicit" drug, Marijuana, is less destructive than Alcohol and less addictive than Nicotine (and about the same as Alcohol). Arguably the health effects are less severe than in Nicotine, but I want to see more studies before I am comfortable saying that. Let's legalize Marijuana and really study it's effects, good and bad.

As for Alcohol, I got two words for you, Hepatic Cirrhosis.

[Mechaman]

No one should be charged with a crime for drug use of any kind. Ever.

But I don't suggest that all of these drugs be legally available. Knowingly selling some of the most addictive and destructive of these substances should be criminal. End the War on Drugs and make those who profit from this social problem pay for the public health crisis that they selfishly create.

Presumably you feel the same way about Tobacco, and to a lesser extent, Alcohol companies?

The most used "illicit" drug, Marijuana, is less destructive than Alcohol and less addictive than Nicotine (and about the same as Alcohol). Arguably the health effects are less severe than in Nicotine, but I want to see more studies before I am comfortable saying that. Let's legalize Marijuana and really study it's effects, good and bad.

As for Alcohol, I got two words for you, Hepatic Cirrhosis.

Yeah alcoholism is a very bad thing man.

I just read the wikipedia article on Hepatic Cirrhosis and now I have to say:

Man, it's time to stay away from the alcohol.

[TJ in Oregon]

Wow... am I actually the only person who didn't vote for marijuana?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I can't see much of a reason toward alcohol being legal and not marijuana.

[TJ in Oregon]

I can't see much of a reason toward alcohol being legal and not marijuana.

I can think of one: we tried it and it failed miserably, more so in fact than the War on Drugs. Alcohol is simply so ingrained into our society's history that banning it is practically impossible. Besides, this poll doesn't have a NOTA option.

[Roemerista]

No TJ, I also didn't vote for it. And while I assume the "you shouldn't be charged for drug crimes" is for outright legalization, I must stress that suggesting only supply side attempts to reduce drug use is not the best option.

An interesting case study is Alaska's short-lived legalization attempt.

[Lief 🗽]

Alcohol is simply so ingrained into our society's history that banning it is practically impossible.

The same is true of weed...

[TJ in Oregon]

Alcohol is simply so ingrained into our society's history that banning it is practically impossible.

The same is true of weed...

Marijuana is already illegal, so we'd (pardon the pun) hardly gave to go through much trouble to outlaw it. I know people break laws, but marijuana usage is not nearly as universal as drinking alcohol. I don't even know anyone over 21 who's never had alcohol, but I do know plenty of people who've never smoked pot.

(I'll admit I'm also additionally biased against smoking things because I am a runner and many of my friends are runners.)

[Roemerista]

I don't get the alcohol is bad, so we should legalize weed argument. Alcohol has taken a tremendous toll on us Americans both in our individual lives and in greater society. It is a problem, so why exacerbate permitting more such harmful activity? Driving drunk one day, and driving high the next...

And if you legalize drugs it will increase use, I don't care if you disagree with the addition "gateway" argument.  Alaska's attempt in the 1970s led to  teens using marijuana at more than twice the rate of other youths nationally. In Holland, heroin addiction levels have tripled after pot legalization. If you don't think that will happen for some reason, you can blame capitalism, for firms will do what they do best, market the hell out it.

And higher levels of use will exacerbate the drug issues we already have seen in our friend booze.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Voted for everything.

I don't care what you do to screw up your life, as long as I'm not affected by it.  Government should not be dictating what substances you put into your own body.