>>>"....You are right Victor. We haven't had enough bad stuff happen with just alcohol....".... yes and as I'm trying to point out the really "bad stuff" happened when it was illegal - hence the Italian Mafia here in the USA becoming so powerful and the aftermath of that result. People are going to drink legal or not..same with smoking pot. Might as well regulate & tax it than hand over the 13 billion dollars in USA pot sales to the criminals? yes?
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>>Well, if we do that, why not cocaine? I mean, does it really do that much harm? Look at all the revenue we could generate. Then, you know, heroin has been around a long time, so it must be okay too. All drugs should be legal for everyone, regardless of age, huh. Just think of the revenue. I mean it is all about generating revenue isn't it? Well, if revenue is what we are after, lets start drilling for oil in the middle of Yellowstone National Park.... and on it goes....
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>Then why are synthetic narcotics legal with a prescription? Shouldn't they be illegal as well? Shouldn't everyone associated with the manufacturing, selling, and use be prosecuted?

I think the difference is in medicine vs drugs. Medicine can be useful, dope... not so much.