Angel of Ioren
Friendly Skeptic
Just say no.
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It is the "recreational" use that needs to stay illegal.
Softball and basketball players don't tape up their ankles and then go on crime sprees to support their bat or ball habit. This is about the most ridiculous argument I have ever heard.Um well ... What's the point of legalizing the recreational use of anything dangerous then? Sports related injuries and activities are inherently far more dangerous than taking a toke.
There were more than 365,000 sports injuries in 1998 and the number keeps increasing. Baby boomers suffered more that 1 million sports injuries which cost over $18.7 billion Dollars in medical expenses in 1998. The highest numbers of sports-related injuries came from bicycling, basketball, baseball, and running. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) reported over half a million injuries just for basketball. Another two million injuries were associated with bicycling, football, other sports. There are also regular deaths from sports participation.
Sports is expensive, dangerous recreational entertainment, so by you logic we should make it illegal too ... or does it make it OK in your view that because people do it without being mentally influenced by a mind altering substance that it's all OK? Let's examine that logic briefly. Apart from the fact that a huge amount of drugs goes into the treatment of sports related injuries, and there are illegal drugs and hormones being trafficed as well, the fact that a supposedly clear minded individual would think its wise to go perform these dangerous unecessary recreational acts makes no sense. At least the person who had one too many drinks can say his or her judgement was impaired!j.r.
So again, I point to the only really legitimate reason I can find for not doing drugs, and that is the social responsibility that we as individuals have not to support the thugs and violence of the drug-culture manufacturers and suppliers. If we put them out of business, then we can work toward regulations that will allow for legal, responsible use and clean products. And the best way to put them out of business is not to buy drugs.