billvon 2,998 #151 May 2, 2006 >So it may go down in some unmeasured way and on the other side > many more people will be exposed to very unhealthy substances. >Sounds like a pretty dangerous social experiment to me. Agreed there. It would probably have a negative effect overall on health. ('Course, so does alcohol and skydiving; decisions on what dangerous things to outlaw aren't always cut and dried.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #152 May 2, 2006 QuoteAgreed there. It would probably have a negative effect overall on health. ('Course, so does alcohol and skydiving; decisions on what dangerous things to outlaw aren't always cut and dried.) I suspect he's talking more about the negative effects on those around the junkies, casual users, etc. Not necessarily just the users.... ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #153 May 2, 2006 Quote'Course, so does alcohol and skydiving; decisions on what dangerous things to outlaw aren't always cut and dried Right, though skydiving really is completely different in this case. Really, it isn't much different from the current system then. Just laws at different level, with possibly a little less restrictions gently shifting the problems somewhere else. Kinda like New York shipping their homeless to otehr locations. Reduced loitering in NYC, but created other problems somewhere else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #154 May 2, 2006 QuoteI suspect he's talking more about the negative effects on those around the junkies, casual users, etc. Not necessarily just the users.... we haven't even touched on that yet. I am still trying to understand the people that seem to think that if we just legalize everything, the problems will go away.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #155 May 2, 2006 QuoteQuoteI suspect he's talking more about the negative effects on those around the junkies, casual users, etc. Not necessarily just the users.... we haven't even touched on that yet. I am still trying to understand the people that seem to think that if we just legalize everything, the problems will go away.... simple - don't have any laws, nothing is illegal, therefore no crimes are committed DUHHHHH ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #156 May 2, 2006 lol, except something can be legal and still a problem.... Like fucking a chic up the ass without lube... (well at least in Canada that is legal LOL) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
