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TheMercenary · 01-15-2009, 04:36 PM

I still have not seen data which supports your assumption that legalization of heroin or cocaine is a good thing. Other than the one article I posted about heroin for medical use only. I believe that there would be negative social effects to legalization of these two drugs.

Because I don't think that you can control the addiction. Alcohol is bad enough. I believe it ruins lives, families, and it would further burden the healthcare system.

You are not the only one with personal experience. Individual and social negative effects cannot be delt with separately. Just because you gain some perceived social benifit on one hand does not mean that it would in someway outweigh the negative individual effects. you have stated over and over now that you believe proper education, rehabilitation, and the legalization of cocaine and heroin can have positive effects on our society. I disagree and to this point you have not shown me any objective data to support that.

01-15-2009, 04:36 PM	#8
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I still have not seen data which supports your assumption that legalization of heroin or cocaine is a good thing. Other than the one article I posted about heroin for medical use only. I believe that there would be negative social effects to legalization of these two drugs. Because I don't think that you can control the addiction. Alcohol is bad enough. I believe it ruins lives, families, and it would further burden the healthcare system. You are not the only one with personal experience. Individual and social negative effects cannot be delt with separately. Just because you gain some perceived social benifit on one hand does not mean that it would in someway outweigh the negative individual effects. you have stated over and over now that you believe proper education, rehabilitation, and the legalization of cocaine and heroin can have positive effects on our society. I disagree and to this point you have not shown me any objective data to support that. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!