Originally Posted by CamJohn

I actually took a class on Drug use, and legalization. Main points coming from "Point/Counterpoint". Which I totally agree with.

Legalizing drugs would lead to more drug use. Anyone who thinks legalizing drugs would bring down the use of drugs...is on drugs. Holland legalized marijuana in 1976. Now the only thing 99% of people on this earth know about Holland is. That's it the Drug Capital of the world. It used to be just marijuana, now it's MDMA.

Imagine lazy pot heads roaming the streets. Over 600,000 emergency room episodes yearly are drug related. Given most of those are heroic, meth, crack/cocaine induced. Marijuana might not put yourself physically at risk, but it's not much different driving high, than it is driving drunk.

My last point is this. Not everyone will be legalized to use drugs. There will still be a age limit on marijuana use. Obviously aiming at younger preteens. Those preteens, like teens before regulation, will still be attemping to purchase and consume marijuana. So no matter what. There will always be a black market for marijuana use.

Nothing good will come from legalizing marijuana except giving drug addicts what they want. It's a anti-social related bx. Society shouldn't give into drug addicts attempting to legalizing marijuana. Because what comes next? Heroin? It's natural. It comes from the resin of poppy plants. What after? What before? Cocaine? Cocaine also derives from a naturally grown resource.