Topic: What do you think would happen if all drugs became legal? - page 5. (Read 4634 times)

This: http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/end-drug-war-cut-gun-violence

False, as this did not happen in Portugal, however you have a vivid imagination!

What would happen if all drugs became legal- referring to illegal drugs of course.  This earth would be like heaven.     Heaven place for criminals, rapist, terrorist, holdups, prostitutes, and the like.  And hell for those who didn't use it.   We know the effect of illegal drugs like methamphetamine and cannabis.  With abusive use of large dosage people will be transported into another world.  A world where fantasy became reality, thus, sometimes they see their victims as an animal or a devil.  Then crime will happened eventually.  If all drugs became legal, maybe after a month, human extinction will follow, and it would be a better place to live in for animals, insects, and plants.   

instantly crime would go down and people everywhere would be happy

The same argument that the prohibitionists used with an other psychoactive, alcohol... Another point not to forget is that it's always possible to try liberalization and if it goes like you believe to reverse it.

Completely false and not based on facts , Look at Portugal for example

what will happen is the drug users will be increased and the government does not know which is really sick person and which is not. the situations will be changed and maybe it will turn out to be bad conditions.

Well crime would go down and addicts would get the help they need, take a look at Portugal.
they legalized all drugs two years ago and usage went down and so did crime

Certain people destined to fuck up would suddenly find it an awful lot easier. Plenty more people locked into a corrosive cycle that they don't particularly want to be in would stop fucking up.

Vast amounts of money would be freed up. Armies would have less to do. Violent buggers would have less to do as well. Millions of lives would be spared strife and destruction.

Well, Cannabis should be legal in all countries..
LSD, AMF and all the other synthetic drugs that has no possitive and controlable effect should be decriminalized.

If you were caught with that shit, you should have 2 options.

Get help or be punished.

Again this is a big misunderstanding... The CIA has plates, papers and inks to print what ever that exists in the world... And with a little help form the guys in the black cube they can put it in almost every database ever created... So don't worry much about that.


Once liberalized conversion into public traded companies... And reconversion for the staff necessary for the black market condition... Logistics what ever... Maybe a fair tax to clean all the previous gains and reinsert the money directly into the economy. Less hassle, more transparency and accountability. The problem for them is when the giant Philip Morris and co start in the liberalize psychoactive market... Competition is going to be though.

Prevention, medical issue (like food addiction) > prohibition.

i think quite an amount of the CIA budget/US american black budget comes from drug money - so as far as they wont find another source it will go on

The drug mafia will lose their job.

Thank you for bringing sanity back to the topic. You are 100% right. Furthermore you can add example like Colorado or other US states and the Netherlands... Trust between the cops and the people improves... Simply it's only brainwashed and dumb people or those who profits from it who support the criminalization of a victimless full consent activity.

What ever the risks associated with psychoactive (using the word drug is already a form of conditioning) there are 1000's other activities that are dangerous, like going to the bathroom or the kitchen (2 of the most statistically dangerous places for death in a household).

Then it's important to note that it would free law enforcements resources for non consensual victims full crimes like rapes, killings, thefts, slavery, terrorism etc. it could generate tax revenues and in some cases improves the lives of sick persons.

Another aspect is to cut the financing of those organizations that use the profits from the illegal psychoactive black market to finance other criminal activities and distribution network (forced prostitution, slavery, arms, terror). In certain European countries like France, the England, Germany or Spain I think it's the only solution to win the no go zone back before it's too late...

Then from a religious perspective, the genocide of plants created by God is in itself something very disturbing...

But what ever the political and or society decide the immutable law of business will always prevail: risk = rewards.

One aspect that is missing is the opinions of the Cartels... Most of those organizations will have to lay off a lot of people in the case of liberalization... But from the professionalization efficiency gains, improved quality and cost could still lead to profitable business... The problem is that those going to be layed off are the most efficient to operate on a black market settings... Not easy to fire.

What are you thinking, i suppose have said nothing why drugs should be legal because drugs has been cause as many deaths.

No need to speculate. Portugal decriminalized drugs and pretty much every statistic improved. Drug use down. Deaths from drugs down. Drug users seeking help up. Enforcement money is spent on rehabilitation instead, so people end up getting off drugs instead of in the prison system turning into harder criminals.

I see many posters in this thread got it wrong. I understand, brainwashing is hard to overcome.

The war on drugs is a complete failure, unless you happen to be a drug dealer or cop, then it's big money for you. Regular people are less safe thanks to this war on personal freedom.

Trying to determine policy is always a simple exercise. Choose freedom every time if you actually want things to improve.

The drug price will drop significantly because it easy to get. And there will more parties for drug consumers at all.

I will leave the planet.. there is no point of live here if that happend

Well here in the Philippines all the drug dealers/pushers/lords are under shoot to kill protocol.

Natural selection? The ones stupid enough to do drugs and kill themselves would die and the rest of us will continue living. haha I don't rly know, but if you ask me it wouldnt be any different much. The ones who want to do drugs will find a way go get them and the ones who dont will simply move on with their lives.