I've read this whole thread [shows how empty my life is lately ] and there cerainly is no clear picture of what de-criminilizing drugs would do .We make distinctions between products within a generic group all the time as far as what should be legal and what should be regulated .But drugs are either legal , or illegal .
People keep mentioning alcohol in the same breath as drugs and there is a big difference :
Alcohol has no addictive properties inherently .
Meth most assuredly has addictive properties .
Marijuana probably falls in between these two and other drugs could be rated according to their addictive properties .
Regulation , or prohibition , of them BY THE STATES , NOT THE FEDS , based on their addictive qualities makes more sense than the way it is done now .
] and there cerainly is no clear picture of what de-criminilizing drugs would do .We make distinctions between products within a generic group all the time as far as what should be legal and what should be regulated .But drugs are either legal , or illegal .