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Re: How did we miss this? Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Federal Legalization of Marijuana
Prohibition created an underground market that was quickly served by a previously insignificant thing called the mafia. Markets that are forced underground attract criminals and polluted products that kill.
I find the contrast in tone between this thread and the self help thread about dating a drug addict to be enlightening.
From a philosophical standpoint it's an implicit personal liberty issue vs an explicit general welfare issue. In which not only would common sense dictate that an explicit mandate of general welfare take precedent but even looking at an original founding fathers intent would also side on general welfare as personal individual rights didn't exist at the time.
We already have a harmul substance that is a major factor in 45% of violent crimes (alcohol) so why should we add another substance that could be nearly as harmful.
I truly get the personal liberty argument of marijuana but the harmful effects to society is too great to open that Pandoras box. We saw the same thing with prohibition. Prohibition greatly reduced the amount of alcohol consumed, and with it also greatly reduced alcohol related health problems..
Actually, Prohibition Was a Success - NYTimes.com
But the issue was that alcohol had become so ingrained into the fabric of our society that it wasn't able to keep the ban in place long.
Prohibition created an underground market that was quickly served by a previously insignificant thing called the mafia. Markets that are forced underground attract criminals and polluted products that kill.