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All evidence to the contrary.
Irony
All evidence to the contrary.
prohibition had 1 real goal to decrease alcohol consumption and the negative effects associated with it. It accomplished that with very minor negative side effects that have been overblown in an attempt to justify getting rid of drug prohibition.
Irony
Yeah that's great.
I know. It totally pwnd. Tell us about women, grown up. Then you can tell us about your favorite comic book super villain. But then back to the small table.
I don't prefer ones with hula hoops through various body parts.
Ah, you don't like piercings. Ok, that's very grown up of you. We're all impressed. Now, what about your favorite comic book villain. I'm sure that's very interesting as well.
Wouldn't want your keys to stick.
I'm proud to have no idea what that means. That's at least twice this thread, thanks.
Yeah...you're educated.
Next time you go back to the "motherland", do the gene pool a favor and have unprotected sex. Within 5 years, we should all be better off.
Why do you hate Africa?
The one terrible legacy of Prohibition was the destruction of the American craft beer industry. We were stuck with crappy beers like Budweiser up until the 1990's, my entire childhood sucked, you cant take that baaack! :2mad:
Why do you hate whites?
Recognizing the social aspects of a social construct is not 'hating white people'.
Making crap up about black innocence and the "white devil" is hating white people.
No one claimed blacks were innocent. And so what if they did? Black bigotry is well recognized and condemned. No one said anything about "white devil".
You're flailing against imaginary opponents.
So black bigotry is real, and black racism is not. Good one.
The major reason I would be in the minority is because a lot of people use prohibited drugs. For instance, even though I rarely use marijuana (maybe a half dozen times in the last decade) the vast majority of my closest friends regularly smoke marijuana. Some on a daily basis.You are in the minority, most all of the pro legalization people I have ever talked to have been either current or former users of drugs
I think most of the violence associated with some hard drugs stems directly from their prohibited status. That is why we have so many young people being shot down in the streets in the prime of their lives. Or having their lives ruined by a prison sentence. For example, if cocaine was legal the cost per dose would probably be comparable to a cup of coffee (another CNS stimulant). And you don't see drug cartel gangsters shooting up your local Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts shops. And you don't see anyone committing crimes to get coffee money.
And alcohol is even more addictive than many "hard" drugs. Yet the vast majority of people who drink, myself included, drink in moderation and it has no negative effects on their lives or the lives of those around them.
I drink practically every day. At dinnertime I almost always have either some wine or beer depending on what is on the menu that evening. For instance, beer goes excellent with a steak or burger. And red wine goes great with Italian cuisine. White wine compliments fish very nicely. There is no good reason to deny alcohol to the vast majority of alcoholic beverage consumers just because a small minority of people abuse alcohol.
You are in the minority, most all of the pro legalization people I have ever talked to have been either current or former users of drugs
I'm going to voice an unpopular opinion here - marijuana concerns me. Ive seen studies that link marijuana use to a drop in IQ by as much as 8 points. That is quite significant. Plus, we have loads of anecdotal evidence that shows marijuana users are less motivated than non-users.
I think a society in which marijuana use is rampant is a less prosperous society, and therefore we need to think in terms of how we can limit its use as much as possible.