Posts Tagged “legalize drugs”

Don’t laugh, I’m totally serious.

Every day this week news outlets have featured stories about the dangerous Mexican cartels moving deeper into the United States thanks to our “insatiable lust for drugs and crime“.

It’s apparently gotten so bad that Sec. of State Clinton had to visit Mexico today to discuss providing more helicopters and greater resources to fight this “war on drugs”.

You know– because we have extra money just lying around to help Mexico contain their criminals.

Anyway, I would just like to know at what point does LOGIC leave a politicians mind?  Before they get to Washington? The minute they’re sworn in on congress?

I’d really like to know because any person in their right mind can see that the only way to stop this “war on drugs” is to make them legal, thus making the black market powerless to operate.

Think about prohibition.  Think about the gangs and the crime and the violence that sparked up when alcohol was banned in the twenties. Then think about how most of that illegal activity came to a screeching halt once the criminals were put out of business by legitimate liquor stores.

I think the same should hold true with drugs– or marijuana at the very least.

If we let people buy weed like they do cigarettes (with proper ID of course), then people wouldn’t need to visit the drug smugglers or local dealers. They will essentially be out of business overnight.

Add to the fact that the government can tax the products AND create jobs in this horrible economy by letting people work in the fields picking pot

In all seriousness though, I am much less scared of a person getting behind the wheel of their car after smoking a joint than I am someone drunk out of their mind.

As are most people i’ve come to find out.

The only legitimate arguments people make against legalizing marijuana or other drugs is that “weed leads to other things” and “legalization encourages the habit”.

Well first let me address pot use leading to hardcore drugs.  I don’t think I necessarily agree with that– and I really think its the black market environment that leads to further drug use.

For example, a teen goes to a dealer for some weed.  After a few months of buying, the dealer (looking to hook the kid further), says “hey– wanna really get high?  Try some crack”.

But if you cut the dealer out, the option of buying crack is no longer in the person’s face.

And second of all, just because we “legalize” drugs, doesn’t mean we “endorse” them and that there will not be restrictions. Think about alcohol.  You have to be a certain age to buy, if you get caught driving while intoxicated you get a DUI or possibly jail time and people are still educated on how alcohol use can be bad for you.

The same should hold true for drugs.  Yes, they should be legal to cut off the black market, but they should also come with serious restrictions that severely discourage their use in everyday situations.

So that’s my thoughts on all this Mexican drug cartel nonsense.

Not that it matters because I’m convinced the politicians have their hand in black market money that that’s why no one has stepped up to push legalization through the House or Senate (because really, its not a brainiac idea).

And if you still think im totally off the wall crazy– here is an article from a economic lecturer from Harvard explaining how prohibition is hurting our national security and economy.

And a video from Larry King Live with Ron Paul speaking on the subject.

I’m totally ready to legalize drugs and be done with unnecessary violence once and for all. How about you?