[quote name='omgu8myrice']totally different circumstances, people have grown up on junk food and alcohol, and it has become part of most peoples lives. Banning them would just provoke the prohibition response that occured in the 20's..
much fewer people use pot for recreational use though, and the ban has been more widely accepted than say, a ban on alcohol would be.[/QUOTE]
How has the ban really been accepted? We havent been able to do anything about it, and we are trying (norml.org) to try to get the ban lifted. Again, the ban was original put into affect because we were trying to get the mexicans out during the great depression because we were afraid of losing the few jobs that we had left to them.
Also, in a government study (so the number is surely higher) in 2006 the number of regular smokers was 10.3% of america. Now if it were legal, the number of people who would admit or start using would go up.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/marijuana/index.html
Im just wondering, not trying to be combative, but which do you think is honestly worse for our country? People who are high on pot or people who are drunk?
[quote name='fatherofcaitlyn']Marijuana and other illegal drugs can't be made legal until they are "white" drugs. Doesn't anybody listen to Chris Rock?
Also, if they were legal, how would prisons stay filled or courts tied up? Sure, we could have violent offenders left in prison longer, but wouldn't you rather have a recreational drug user in prison instead of a child molester or somebody who solves problems with their fists or baseball bats?[/QUOTE]
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle-old/095/marijuanaprisoners.shtml
Just helping your point.
[quote name='GTzerO']I think that all drugs should be legal. People will do drugs no matter what. I see no problem with it as long as the drug doesn't cause someone to harm another person, and if so, that's when we put them in jail. Why not profit from Marijuana and all of the other " bad" drugs? Then, if people are ready to stop using, they can go to rehab. We can even put labels on the boxes telling them how harmful it is. This would also cut out a lot of drug related crime. What user wouldn't buy legal, FDA approved drugs? Of course, this could lead to theft, which could lead to people selling stolen FDA approved drugs, but I don't know.
However, I am against myself using drugs. Mainly because of the fact that if I started I know that I wouldn't be able to stop. Other than that it's just blind fear, and the stigma of drug users that's been pounded into my head for years. Hey, at least I'm being honest. I think I'll been fine without them, though.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree with your statement.