Quote:Legalising drugs doesn't mean it has to be a free for all.


There will be a lot of teething problems of course but if you take the model for how alcohol is sold and regulated I think you can see that it isn't that bad.


Let's take MDMA for example and apply it to the way alcohol is sold i.e ensure the products sold are high quality, that its very difficult for children to buy, that overuse in a public place is illegal, use driving is banned. It can be bought in used in certain places as long as they have a license etc etc.


The result would be an extremely safe product being sold. You ensure the product is high quality and not filled with bad stuff like the dealers put into it which is what actually kills people. Also keeps people out of jail who did nothing wrong other than want to have a good time.

It isn't difficult for teenagers to get alcohol, maybe 20-30 years ago it was, but there is no shortage of adults and permissive parents willing to get it for them. Also, we have big problems with alcoholism, and those costs are passed along to everyone else. 

 

The legalization thing works in a bubble but we don't live in a bubble. Our choices do not just effect ourselves and other people, even strangers, pay the cost.

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