Is it time all illegal drugs are legalised?

The drugs also need to be cheaper than a dealer can sell them for too otherwise there is no point


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They absolutely would be. Advanced manufacturing/harvesting. Competition. Intense marketing.

Would definitely be cheaper than a dealer if drugs were suddenly legalized.

For expensive drugs maybe not for cheap ones and still be taxed


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Expensive drugs such as?

Expensive drugs like cocaine


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The drugs also need to be cheaper than a dealer can sell them for too otherwise there is no point

I could see this working but executive powers might be an issue. They would need to have enough oversight to be able to overrule the government should it come to that.

It's frustrating to see that most of the people who say no base their opinion on ignorant assumptions without even bothering to spend a bit of time researching the almost flawless idea of legalising drugs.

Without going into too much detail look at these points, and bare in mind that this is also taking into account that most people that want to, and do, take drugs already have the ease of access to do so (trust me, I should know 😉):

"The government will have to clean up after people taking drugs blah blah"

Do you know how much money is spent on the war on drugs? Plus think about the money that selling these drugs will make. This money can easily be better spent on hospitals or other clinics to help people with whatever drug related problem if they need it. Ironically, most drug-related incidents happen because people are taking drugs that are advertised as X but turn out to be Y. Legalisation would directly combat this problem. It's a common presumption that the amount of drug taking will suddenly rise tenfold with legality, I assure you this will not happen lol. The number of people going to hospital for drugs-related cases will pretty much stay the same, if not simply decrease. As I stated before, if people want drugs they can get them now anyway.

"People will go to work tripping balls on LSD, Coke etc."

And I presume just because alcohol is legal every alcohol user goes to work drunk? It's very unlikely isn't it. And hey, if they do go to work high on whatever and get caught, then they can be dealt with like they would if they were drunk or high on prescription drugs... no biggy.

"It makes it easier to get blah blah"

I can assure you drugs are easier to get, in purer form, than ever before with the invention of the dark web marketplaces (and this is assuming one does not already have a trustworthy dealer down the road). If people want to get drugs, they can pretty much get whatever they want hassle free. What legalising drugs would do is make sure drug-takers are not getting punished/criminal records for something that puts nothing but themselves at harm, and cut out all of the nastiness that the current drug trade brings - exploitation of children and families, gang-related deaths and violence, cutting drugs with other substances etc.

Also look at what is happening to the tobacco industry. Tobacco packets are covered in warnings, there are slidey doors in shops covering them up, there are countless resources to help people quit, and smoking is banned from loads of public places. The result? The number of smokers has decreased because of these regulations, because it's less easy to smoke and to be tolerated publicly by the rest of society. BUT, if you still choose to smoke, sure go ahead... it's still readily available to buy. The same type of system can be put in place for drug x, y and z. It will be as easy as it's ever been.

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Drugs are here to stay whether you like them or not. We can't even keep them out of our prison system. Prohibition doesn't work - open your eyes.

Now that you mention it, that would be a bit tricky. I would prefer if the organisation is able to overrule the government of course it should have substantial evidence for doing so.

I agree with your idea of an independent authority and one I like. It would be far better than the government having oversight.

anybody who's actually done their homework will understand, even if you hate drugs, the war on drugs actually harms the society that is subjected to it more than the harm of drugs itself. e.g. the most dangerous thing about weed, for example, isn't the effects of the substance, but actually getting caught with it. regarding all else, for example, the war on drugs makes the price of drugs horrendously and artificially high, so this means that crimes are more likely to occur to individuals (e.g. theft: burlgary and muggings), cartels are more likely to mistake normal citizens for gang members (in the case of mexico and the US-mexican border), etc. also, the taxation that you place on drugs (without the purpose of deterring consumption) pays for the rehabilitation of addicts, whom are often a minority of people (except perhaps for meth, particularly, but even heroin causes addiction in a minority of cases, as evidenced by the early 1800s america where heroin was prescribed by doctors)

How does the 'war on drugs' affect UK citizens?

not only have I already comprehensively answer that, I'll make some more points: the price for effectively policing the war on drugs is high. there are some communities in the UK that can't even afford to protect citizens from burglaries so how do you expect the police to take on an arbitrary duty of taking away the often non-dangerous substances of otherwise completely law abiding and peaceful citizens? why should UK tax payers subsidise a failed state project of stopping people taking drugs when there are more holes in that plan than swiss cheese?

Hardly a 'war on drugs' in the UK though is it?

of course it is. even in america, the stronghold of anti-drugs law enforcement, at least has many states that have legalised recreational marijuana, and an incredible amount of conservative states at least have legalised medical marijuana. in the UK, because of our astonishing institutional drug conservatism, we don't even have that.

do you think responsible drug use is compatible with a very hedonistic society such as the UKs?

so if I went into a police station and consumed a responsible amount of MDMA they'd have no issue with that? I can't think of anything more hedonic than MDMA.

In the world where drugs are legalized I meant.