Portugal legalized all drugs ten years ago. It now has half the addiction rate.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/07/05/ten-years-after-decriminalization-drug-abuse-down-by-half-in-portugal/

You mean the Republicans that said those states that DO have legalized marijuana that they are gonna pay because it is still against FEDERAL LAW? Oh wait, that was the DEMOCRAT PRES that said and then DID that, wasn't it? :suspect:

But I do agree in principle, their are too many laws about drugs that do nothing but keep people in true need in PRISON and the pockets of the legislative FAT!!!

I don't support the war on drugs. I think all drugs should be legalized. The saving from law enforcement and the taxes would be worth it.

Since when has the governments of THIS country wanted to REALLY save money?

Walterth3rd wrote:

Since when has the governments of THIS country wanted to REALLY save money?

Before Roosevelt.

In a vacuum, I would support legalization of drugs; you want to frak yourself up, have at it. But we don't live in a vacuum.

How many people already use alcohol & drug addiction/addlement as their on-ramps to the social services benefits free-ride ways as is? How many leeches are we taxpayers supporting because their substance abuse problems prevent them from being employable?

We simply cannot afford to open another on-ramp to the free ride superhighway.

Another reason to eliminate the highway, Ron Paul is a complete package.:)

We already help people addicted to illegal drugs anyway. If they come forward and ask for help they can't even be fired and they get all the free help and whatnot. That's happeneing already.

eber322 wrote:

We already help people addicted to illegal drugs anyway. If they come forward and ask for help they can't even be fired and they get all the free help and whatnot. That's happeneing already.

I think you are mis understanding the mind of a true drug addict, they aren't going to come fourth and ask for help for the most part. We are also locking up way more then helping. Also when it comes to help in America they spew the same propaganda our government does which is going to destroy the addicts faith in that organization. I had to suffer through outpatient rehab one time for a crime I didn't commit that allegedly took place at a time I was totally sober. No drugs were ever found either. Had to wait 9+ months for my court date just to then be released due to zero evidence. Everytime I went in there I just made a mockery of the entire thing, hehe. I also refuse to pay my bill!:)

Point being that making drugs legal isn't going to lead more people to use them as "on-ramps to the social services benefits", since they can already do that.