So the war on drugs is an on going thing that will probably never end, so maybe we should re-think our stance on it

So here's my theory:
-Pharmaceutical companies take full control of manufacturing the drugs with Gov regulation
-Put a minimum age requirement on buying it (same age as alcohol)
-Put a really high tax on it. Example; a pill that cost $10 to make, distribute, and profit off of will cost ~20$ (maybe more)
-tax revenue generated from the sales goes to rehabilitation, prevention, education, after school sports programs, and lowering current taxes (if anything is left over :-/)

Pros:
-Drugs made buy government will have a high quality so there is less chance of people taking a drug that was improperly made, thus killing them.
-People under the age won't have access to them. Drug dealers don't care about the age when selling.
-Less tax dollars spent on drug enforcement and imprisonment, more tax revenue generated from selling.
-Mafia and other gangs get less money, starving them out of business.

Cons:
-Possible increase in use of drugs because it is freely available (but the extra cost of it may stop some people, maybe even raise the price if it gets bad)

Now you may argue that people won't buy government drugs because illegal drugs are cheaper.
-That's why it would be necessary it inform people that illegal drugs are dangerous because of the quality compared to gov's.
-Maybe tell them its more patriotic to buy government drugs because if you don't you fund terrorism, booga booga (remember the commercials they had out before).
-Some people won't want to take the chance of doing something illegal when there is a legal way
-look at alcohol. Not a lot of people make moonshine and sell it (no market for it)

any thoughts?

PS. I have no position on which drugs to legalize, but definitely weed.

Um. Not to pee in your wheaties, but what is it with people just throwing every new topic in here. The nice mods made a whole bunch of other boards. One of them for drugs.

And I've seen you post there before, so I know you know about it.

My guess is you're hoping to get more attention here, like the marijuana thread, which is also still going right now on this board.

And maybe you'll get called a hippie many times more this way.

But seriously. This should probably get moved or merged.

To answer the question:

No.

Because very few people read those other boards. The best way to kill your own thread is to post it on one of those boards.

What section are you talking about? I don't see it on the main page. I search the threads from the "new posts" link, so I guess I could have been where you were talking about without going to that specific section (which apparently you know that I know? :-/). I actually picked this section cause the marijuana thread was here and didn't see any other valid section.

In other words, relax guy.

Have you posted it on DU and whatever the Repub main site is?

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Sorry, what?

Pro:
-fast food chains gain 10% profit margin due to people getting the munchies.

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So your logic is that if we are not there, the number will go down... That makes perfect sense... not.

They'll never do it cuz they know it makes us horny and anti-government!!!!

(Know what Government means? It's Latin for 'Mind Control' )

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But may I liberate beings throughout the expanse of space!'

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Well I think more people are coming round to that postion, most are ahead of their time as a pose to morons with no experience who think prohibition is working. I can only speak for the U.K, but the sooner governments get their act together the better.