>Good to hear a nonsense argument from the forces of law and order. Murder harms other people, dope doesn't. Its only harmful at the moment because its been criminalised and it makes users criminals. You could be back in the 1920s talking about prohibition and making as much sense.
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>I'll be perfectly honest - while it hacks me off that those outside the U.S. think John's viewpoint represents the totality of U.S. "law and order" - John is not doing our side any favors right now.
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>(My way of saying that while it pains me, I agree with you....but just this once) :)
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>John, I really hope you go back and read what you're writing - I really think you should look into this a little more.

I'll add a second view where.
All drugs should be legal is you are of voting age. If you want to smoke crack its up to you. Why should the government need to get involved. Recreational drugs can be controlled by price through taxation. At a stroke the main source of crime in the western world would be eliminated and John could go back to shooting people for not paying parking tickets (that last bit is a joke)