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Date Posted: 11:35:45 01/31/02 Thu
Author: YuppiCay
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It's about time!
In reply to: Blah Blah Blah 's message, "War on Twinkies! I like that idea" on 09:49:59 01/31/02 Thu

Hey Blah, I like your style. This matter of making illicit drugs a medical issue and decriminalising it sounds very promising. After all, we don't prosecute drunks unless they are causing public harm. Alcohol is just as much of a drug as any other. Prohibition never worked in the 20's! When will governments learn that prohibiting things only makes them more attractive?

Legalise everything now and make it CHEAP and less attractive to the criminal element. Government should then use the profits to TREAT the addicts and then the problem pays for itself. Yeah, that sounds reasonable.

YuppiCay

>I like the idea of a war on twinkies! As one who
>constantly fights the "battle of the bulge" I am all
>for this war. As for the "war on drugs" it is high
>time we start treating it as a medical problem. The
>idea of the methadone treatments was a step in the
>right direction.
>
>Let governments control the sale and distribution of
>"illicit drugs" just as they do with prescription
>drugs, and then the users will be known. They can be
>tracked and treated, the price will not be prohibitive
>and crime against persons will be drastically reduced.
> War over! Making addicts criminals just makes them
>"damaged goods" for life. Take away the criminal
>label and they have a chance at a productive life,
>once they can overcome their addiction.
>
>Just my two shillings worth.
>
>Blah

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