Eskelian | Wed 04-Oct-06 01:24 AM |
Member since 04th Mar 2003
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#567, "RE: A minor rebuttal"
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"I also believe that Marijuana/hemp/whatever should be kept illegal. From an economic point of view, making it illegal increases the cost of getting the drugs and the risk associated with it, making it far more difficult to obtain. Should the drug be legalized, the price would go down as the drug cartels start sending in larger amounts of the drugs legally, and demand would go up, resulting in many, many more people using drugs. This might be okay to you, but I do not think it would be beneficial to the society as a whole. Therefore, I say no."
The reason this argument is terrible, is I could replace Marijuana with Coffee, Candy, or any number of other legal items in our society which have dubious benefitial effects and not break the argument. Its just not a valid criteria to make something illegal. There really is no valid reason for why marijuana is illegal. It basically is just simply because some people want it to be, but that doesn't make it just. Doing jailtime for marijuana possession isn't justice. I think thats why you'll find a not insignificant portion of America simply ignores those laws and a not insignificant number of people in America would like them removed altogether.
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(POLL) Legalize?
[View all] , Marcus_, Sun 24-Sep-06 04:06 PM
RE: (POLL) Legalize?,
Isildur,
08-Nov-06 05:56 PM, #49
B.,
(NOT Pro),
19-Oct-06 11:34 AM, #45
I agree, to an extent,
Drag0nSt0rm,
28-Oct-06 09:49 PM, #48
A,
Abernyte,
10-Oct-06 09:00 AM, #43
B (txt),
Sandello,
06-Oct-06 12:32 AM, #42
B,
Kastellyn,
04-Oct-06 12:02 PM, #36
Nope.. no filtering effect,
Marcus_,
04-Oct-06 05:10 PM, #37
C.,
Eskelian,
27-Sep-06 05:42 AM, #12
Heh, did you just say pot isn't addictive?,
Shadowmaster,
28-Sep-06 08:43 AM, #16
RE: Heh, did you just say pot isn't addictive?,
Eskelian,
28-Sep-06 12:52 PM, #21
You are behind the times,
Theerkla,
28-Sep-06 02:34 PM, #24
Ok, in the theme of clinical correctness:,
Eskelian,
04-Oct-06 12:50 AM, #31
I'd say your compulsions all have an up to them and pot...,
Theerkla,
04-Oct-06 06:00 AM, #35
And if you are not fit to survive in the environment yo...,
(NOT Pro),
28-Oct-06 02:28 PM, #47
B,
Thrakburzug,
26-Sep-06 05:48 PM, #11
B,
Isildur,
26-Sep-06 10:43 AM, #10
RE: B,
Warlock_Magi,
13-Oct-06 04:08 PM, #44
RE: (POLL) Legalize?,
jaynus,
25-Sep-06 02:18 AM, #8
RE: (POLL) Legalize?,
Saith,
24-Sep-06 07:52 PM, #1
/disagree,
Vortex Magus,
24-Sep-06 08:17 PM, #2
RE: /disagree,
nebel,
24-Sep-06 08:33 PM, #3
Umm. But that's extremely stupid.,
Java,
24-Sep-06 08:59 PM, #4
RE: /disagree,
Saith,
24-Sep-06 09:18 PM, #5
Can't work high here myself.,
TheLastMohican,
24-Sep-06 09:26 PM, #6
RE: /disagree,
Valguarnera,
25-Sep-06 12:50 AM, #7
A minor rebuttal,
Vortex Magus,
28-Sep-06 08:29 AM, #14
Smoking doesn't cause lung cancer,
Tac,
28-Sep-06 08:41 AM, #15
You don't control for all the other factors involved,
Theerkla,
28-Sep-06 08:57 AM, #18
RE: A minor rebuttal,
nepenthe,
28-Sep-06 08:47 AM, #17
RE: A minor rebuttal,
Vortex Magus,
28-Sep-06 10:01 AM, #19
RE: A minor rebuttal,
nepenthe,
28-Sep-06 11:21 AM, #20
RE: A minor rebuttal,
Vortex Magus,
02-Oct-06 02:52 PM, #25
RE: A minor rebuttal,
Valguarnera,
28-Sep-06 01:43 PM, #22
RE: A minor rebuttal,
Vortex Magus,
02-Oct-06 03:02 PM, #26
statistics on alcohol and mood/aggression/etc.,
sksskn,
03-Oct-06 05:43 PM, #30
RE: statistics on alcohol and mood/aggression/etc.,
Vortex Magus,
04-Oct-06 07:39 PM, #38
RE: statistics on alcohol and mood/aggression/etc.,
sksskn,
04-Oct-06 09:49 PM, #39
RE: statistics on alcohol and mood/aggression/etc.,
Valguarnera,
05-Oct-06 08:51 AM, #40
RE: A minor rebuttal,
Linolaques,
02-Oct-06 05:56 PM, #29
RE: A minor rebuttal,
Eskelian,
04-Oct-06 01:24 AM #34
RE: A minor rebuttal,
Sandello,
06-Oct-06 12:23 AM, #41
B,
Linolaques,
25-Sep-06 09:17 PM, #9
Small note on withdrawal:,
Valguarnera,
28-Sep-06 01:57 PM, #23
RE: Small note on withdrawal:,
Linolaques,
02-Oct-06 05:28 PM, #28
RE: Small note on withdrawal:,
Eskelian,
04-Oct-06 12:57 AM, #32
RE: /disagree,
DurNominator,
02-Oct-06 03:49 PM, #27
RE: /disagree,
Eskelian,
04-Oct-06 01:14 AM, #33
Define usefull?,
(NOT Pro),
19-Oct-06 11:33 AM, #46
RE: (POLL) Legalize?,
Eskelian,
27-Sep-06 05:50 AM, #13
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