each to there own my view on fighting drug trafficking would be very different to yours but we all have our own views and can all agree that the way drug trafficking is being fought at the moment is not working.
I completely disagree with your view on making alchol and tobacco illegal look what happened with the prohibition plus most people drink nothing wrong with it a very small percentage are alcoholics but that is because they have normally an addictive personality same with degenerate gamblers. Tobacco you have more of an argument because it is very additive but so many people smoke that if you ever outlawed people are not going to suddenly stop smoking they will go underground and gangs and groups like the mafia will benefit greatly
marijuana i believe should also be legal. The "getway" theory does not work for most people most people who smoke weed dont go onto doing herion does not work like that and for the small number of people it does effect it would not be a "gateway" drug because people would not be buying it of drug dealers so it would not act as a "gateway" drug like alchol that is a drug but do most people who drink do cocaine does not work like that.
Actually it can be good for the body it is why some doctors give it out for medical purposes it can relive pain for people who are ill and some believe it can actually help against cancer. How is it bad for the body? Not one person has ever died from marijuana aswell not one person. I dont understand what you mean by making people "lazy" what do you think will happen if they make it legal everyone will be smoking 24/7 who cares what someone does after a long week of work it calms people down and relieves stress. It would also help the economy provide jobs and the government can tax it heavily make some money for themselves. Also stop the profits going to drug dealers crime rates could fall if they legalize it.
like i said above about drug trafficking each to there own i do disagree with your view but at least you stick to what you believe in.
I agree the way drug trafficking is being fought at the moment isn't working. Hence the reason for what I said. Yes, Prohibition didn't work and for the same reasons. An ineffective approach.
You don't have to be an alcoholic to have a negative effect on society. Everything from teen drinking (and all the stupid stuff that comes with that) to drunk drivers to increased health care costs and loss of work productivity is the result of drinking, be it alcoholics or just casual drinkers.
As for the ill effects of marijuana, the info is there for all to see. They far outweigh whatever positives the drug provides.
http://adai.uw.edu/marijuana/factsheets/respiratoryeffects.htmhttp://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/marijuana-and-lung-health.htmlhttp://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/short-and-long-term-effects.htmlhttp://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/marijuana-use-and-its-effects
