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[Bagpuss]

What would you do with alcohol, that's a very dangerous drug, yet perfectly legal?

Leeds to psychotic episodes, violence, deteriation of vital organs, dependency. Quite nasty really.

[Bagpuss]

The links between cannabis and psychosis have been badly mis-reported by the press over the last few days. And overall the social harm of cannabis is significantly lower than of alcohol.

Are you sure you didn't forget the ill effects?

[richard-af]

So the current system works does it? We spend a ridiculous amount of time and money trying to police this and it makes no difference what so ever.

Your analogy is not a good one, do you think the only reason people don't commit murder is because they are scared of getting caught? Most murder's are either gang/drug related or crimes of passion with little though of the consequence.

Doesn't make a difference? It must; but not enough to eradicate. And maybe never will. But throwing up our hands and saying "Alright then. You win" will lead to even more criminality.

Your analogy is not a good one..: The point was that decriminalising drugs will lead to similar back-tracking across the board. See above.

[Pickle2]

What would you do with alcohol, that's a very dangerous drug, yet perfectly legal?

Leeds to psychotic episodes, violence, deteriation of vital organs, dependency. Quite nasty really.

In my experience both weed and booze should be legal.

However, it should most deffinatley be ILLEGAL to do both at the same time. In my experience .

[Old Greg]

Are you sure you didn't forget the ill effects?

Not saying cannabis is harmless, just that it's less harmless than booze.

[Bagpuss]

Richard is right though, we are winning the war against drugs, they are very hard to get hold of and very expensive.

[Diver]

I think that the only logical way to deal with the drug problem in this country is to bring in the death sentence for all second offence drug dealers.
I would gladly carry out the sentence freely.
Drug dealers and Peodo's are the scum of the earth.

[richard-af]

Richard is right though, we are winning the war against drugs, they are very hard to get hold of and very expensive.

No we're not. But deciding to roll over and play dead, at a national level, is inviting worse.

[richard-af]

I think that the only logical way to deal with the drug problem in this country is to bring in the death sentence for all second offence drug dealers.
I would gladly carry out the sentence freely.
Drug dealers and Peodo's are the scum of the earth.

You Liberal, you!

[Old Greg]

I think that the only logical way to deal with the drug problem in this country is to bring in the death sentence for all second offence drug dealers.
I would gladly carry out the sentence freely.
Drug dealers and Peodo's are the scum of the earth.

Pray tell - why is it the 'only logical way'?

Should we 'logically' criminalise alcohol and apply the same rules?