Reply to: Hmmm - legalise drugs?

[WTFH]

Alcohol must be banned!

I’m not aware of a user called “Alcohol”, but calling for “Alcohol to be banned is a bannable offence.

[BrilloPad]

Alcohol must be banned!

Snoop Dogg slammed after posting picture of Paul Gascoigne as a reason not to abuse alcohol

[Zigenare]

Happened to me the other day. I pressed submit once and 5 identical replies appeared!

Try using the hand that you don't wank with!

Ah, you may have a problem there...

[NotAllThere]

How long does marijuana stay in your system? Blood, urine, and hair

How long does marijuana stay in your system? Blood, urine, and hair

How long does marijuana stay in your system? Blood, urine, and hair

Alright, I think he's got the message!

Seeing triple at this time in the morning?

[BrilloPad]

Alright, I think he's got the message!

Happened to me the other day. I pressed submit once and 5 identical replies appeared!

[Zigenare]

Have you never heard of acute alcohol poisoning?

Can you back up the statement that one drag of Cannabis can have effects that last for months?

And **** me, along came some facts!

How long does marijuana stay in your system? Blood, urine, and hair

How long does marijuana stay in your system? Blood, urine, and hair

How long does marijuana stay in your system? Blood, urine, and hair

Alright, I think he's got the message!

[NotAllThere]

Can you back up the statement that one drag of Cannabis can have effects that last for months?

How long does marijuana stay in your system? Blood, urine, and hair

[vetran]

Have you never heard of acute alcohol poisoning?

Can you back up the statement that one drag of Cannabis can have effects that last for months?

that explains it Old Smeg is a stoner!

[Zigenare]

Have you never heard of acute alcohol poisoning?

Can you back up the statement that one drag of Cannabis can have effects that last for months?

It'll stop you getting DV, unless you're bald!

[Old Greg]

There's a relevant article in The Independent today:

Illegal drugs less harmful than alcohol and tobacco and should be reclassified, finds major report | The Independent



Certainly alcohol and tobacco are pretty harmful but I'm not sure that is an argument for increasing the choice of available mind-altering substances.

Some of the comments in that article are dubious. "LSD and ecstasy are among the lowest scoring drugs for levels of harm" Really? I had a girlfriend who was totally wrecked for a year after taking LSD, kept seeing black curtains coming down. Never heard of that with one shot of booze. Even one drag of Cannabis can have effects that last for months, and significant use is linked to psychosis.

Have you never heard of acute alcohol poisoning?

Can you back up the statement that one drag of Cannabis can have effects that last for months?

[xoggoth]

There's a relevant article in The Independent today:

Illegal drugs less harmful than alcohol and tobacco and should be reclassified, finds major report | The Independent

Illegal substances such as ecstasy and cocaine can be less harmful to individuals and societies than tobacco and alcohol and should be reclassified to reflect their actual risk, a report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy has concluded

Certainly alcohol and tobacco are pretty harmful but I'm not sure that is an argument for increasing the choice of available mind-altering substances.

Some of the comments in that article are dubious. "LSD and ecstasy are among the lowest scoring drugs for levels of harm" Really? I had a girlfriend who was totally wrecked for a year after taking LSD, kept seeing black curtains coming down. Never heard of that with one shot of booze. Even one drag of Cannabis can have effects that last for months, and significant use is linked to psychosis.

[Old Greg]

Which years? Were the gates to Silvertown Tramway still there?

I used to cycle past the factory every day up to 2016 - now I only go occasionally. When the refinery is going its a great smell!

Surprised they have not relocated the factory elsewhere.

They're gearing up to meet demand from the booming biscuit and jam export industries.

[BrilloPad]

I used to work at the Tate & Lyle refinery in Silvertown.

Which years? Were the gates to Silvertown Tramway still there?

I used to cycle past the factory every day up to 2016 - now I only go occasionally. When the refinery is going its a great smell!

Surprised they have not relocated the factory elsewhere.

[NotAllThere]

Perhaps the worst drug of all is refined sugar.

Corn syrup added to everything is the worst. Btw - when it comes to cane sugar, the refined stuff isn't really much different from the unrefined. When it comes to cane sugar, "refined" effectively means "washed". I used to work at the Tate & Lyle refinery in Silvertown.

[MyUserName]

The drug gangs that I grew up around were either people who regularly used them and just sold any excess they had to fund what they were doing or career criminals and really nasty pieces of work.

I would think that if all drugs were suddenly legal the first lot would probably end up on the dole or in some reasonably easy job, a rare few of them were actually pretty smart and could do well without the drugs involved but not many. The second would probably just take up some other form of money making crime.