License to smoke in the UK???

[Anthony22]

Originally Posted by BruceB

While I would defend the right of people to smoke if they so wished

Trouble is, I think that's the main argument for legalising heroin et al.

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Anthony22

Trouble is, I think that's the main argument for legalising heroin et al.

And why not? Would YOU take it? The war on drugs was lost a long time ago - legalise the lot and it would drop the crime rate by about 70%!!!

[Anthony22]

Originally Posted by codprawn

And why not? Would YOU take it? The war on drugs was lost a long time ago - legalise the lot and it would drop the crime rate by about 70%!!!

I wouldn't, but then again I'm a model citizen.

Legalise it and there will be more users, therefore more addicts, therefore more people having to fund their habit. Do you suppose those that commit crime to fund their habit are suddenly going to find the money by legalising it?

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Anthony22

I wouldn't, but then again I'm a model citizen.

Legalise it and there will be more users,

There wouldn't be if users had to register as an addict to buy it.

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Anthony22

I wouldn't, but then again I'm a model citizen.

Legalise it and there will be more users, therefore more addicts, therefore more people having to fund their habit. Do you suppose those that commit crime to fund their habit are suddenly going to find the money by legalising it?

There will NOT be more users - when heroin was still legal back in the 1950s there were only a tiny handfull of users.

Petrol is perfectly legal - how many people sniff it?

Just look at prohibition in the USA in the 1920s. That's when all the gangsters became famous - al capone and the untouchables etc. They all had to move out when booze was made legal again. it literally caused havoc - why don't they learn from their mistakes???

[codprawn]

If drugs were legal they would be dirt cheap - you don't get people breaking into house for a sugar fix do you?

People would grow their own and all the drug dealers would go bust overnight!!!

[Anthony22]

Originally Posted by codprawn

If drugs were legal they would be dirt cheap - you don't get people breaking into house for a sugar fix do you?

People would grow their own and all the drug dealers would go bust overnight!!!

All hail Codprawn. King of b#llsh#t.

I wasn't talking about heroin specifically, but drugs in general. How do you suppose people will produce their own cocaine or ketamine? Perhaps people will take short cuts and mix in paracetamol with ecstasy? That'll go down well.

If drugs were legal, the government would add on a large amount of tax so the end price would probably not be much different.

Nos - if people had to register, do you think people really would? Ergo the situation would remain relatively unchanged. Also, a user is not necessarily an addict.

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Anthony22

All hail Codprawn. King of b#llsh#t.

I wasn't talking about heroin specifically, but drugs in general. How do you suppose people will produce their own cocaine or ketamine? Perhaps people will take short cuts and mix in paracetamol with ecstasy? That'll go down well.

If drugs were legal, the government would add on a large amount of tax so the end price would probably not be much different.

Nos - if people had to register, do you think people really would? Ergo the situation would remain relatively unchanged. Also, a user is not necessarily an addict.

King of bullshit eh?

Nice logical argument there.

There are plenty of people who think the same - they just haven't got the balls to do it.

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