Criminals dumping weak dollar for Euro, Canada blamed

[King Richard]

I didn't say that.

 

[Black Friday]

so instead of trying to help addicts we should profit off them? jeez

Tax it enough so only rich people can get it. Those rich people will likely die, and the world is that much better off.

 

[The Ozzman]

Tax it enough so only rich people can get it. Those rich people will likely die, and the world is that much better off.

lol

 

[Cythraul]

Fuck Canadians and their square-wheeled cars.

 

[Jean-Pierre]

Worst. Idea. Ever.

No, it's not.

 

[The Ozzman]

Legalizing Marijuana and taxing the shit out of it is fine.

 

[cookiecutter]

Legalizing marijuana is pretty hard to argue against. Harder drugs are more debatable, but I think the prospect should be considered.

 

[rms]

wouldn't there be more addicts if it was legal and easier to get? how could anyone argue for it? I don't understand

 

[The Ozzman]

I don't know anyone who does marijuana that is addicted to it. You never see people in rehab for chronic weed addiction. It's always the harder stuff.

Most people who are in jail for non violent drug offenses are in there due to marijuana, whether it is possession or intent to sell or whatever. If weed was to be legalized, crime would drop significantly and the jails would miraculously not be overcrowded anymore. Weed will never be legalized on a countrywide level though because they would lose tax revenues from cigarettes. Of course, if you tax the shit out of weed, you have more government revenue there, so I don't know what the issue is.

 

[rms]

im talking about the harsher drugs non weed.

 

[The Ozzman]

im talking about the harsher drugs non weed.

I think there would be the same amount because there are the people who know the effects of cocaine usage and don't want to be associated with using cocaine either. Then you have the people who only do it on a recreational basis. If it was legalized, these recreational users wouldn't really use it as much since it would be easier to get.

It's like alcohol. When people are in college and underage, people go to parties because the beer is plentiful and free, so you tend to overuse it due to excitement of breaking the rules. However, once you're able to actually spend money on alcohol, you tend to buy it less because you can get it whenever you want and it's not a big deal to you anymore.

 

[rms]

except alcohol is not addictive, unless you assume mass--mass quantities of it every day

 

[The Ozzman]

except alcohol is not addictive, unless you assume mass--mass quantities of it every day

Then how come alcoholics exist if it isn't addictive?

 

[rms]

unless you assume mass--mass quantities of it every day

 

[The Ozzman]

unless you assume mass--mass quantities of it every day

'Alcoholic' doesn't necessarily assume they consume mass quantities of alcohol every day. They become dependent on it meaning they need it to get through their day.

HUGE difference

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Goddamnit RMS.

 

[The Ozzman]

Goddamnit RMS.

 

[Vilden]

except alcohol is not addictive, unless you assume mass--mass quantities of it every day

You don't get addicted to coke or heroin either if you use it once a week or so, you have to use it pretty much every day too. So what's the difference?

 

[rms]

I didn't know that, i've never heard of a once-a-week-cocaine-user

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

You've never heard of alcoholism either, so I wouldn't take your experience to be worth much.