Legalize?, where do you stand? Options

This thread is kind of two pronged topic. For one I'm curious to see people's opinions about the legalization of drugs just in general. Then I want to know what readers think about the war on terror compared to the war on drugs.

Since I'm interested in what YOU guys think I'm going to just kinda step back for the moment and see if there are any takers.

1) Fact: the money that would be brought in by legalising and taxing the sale of all drugs would provide enough money to the health systems of any western country to cope with a huge increase of addicts. The currrent demand for drug related health care is nowhere near met.The tax from drugs would not only meet the current demand and more it would cope with a huge increase.

Its speculation or statistical voodoo at best. We can not know that there would indeed be enough money to cover health care costs. The costs to pay for drug rehab or drug related health problems might sore so high that the revenue generated from taxed drugs would not cover it.

2) Fact: the fact that drugs are so stringently policed means that instead of governments making money from one industry, they lose money to another! What do i mean? I mean that more ammunition was used last over the last 10 years by the wests police forces in the war on drugs, than their combined ammunitions on their wars on terror and countries.

Bullets are relatively cheap. Consider the costs to pay for an indigent crack head's rehab and total the cost of all the crack heads in the country. Thats just crack heads. Its still speculative. But I do agree with this part either way - to a degree. Remember that at one point in American history, and probably in other countries too, ALL drugs were legal. The very reason they became crimminalized was because of the social problems they caused. This also includes the moral undertones of the time. Since the morals of the time have changed I think we should be more laxed with certain drugs but some drugs I just see little potential for unless somebody developes safer versions. Unfortunately the reason people sell drugs is not to get people high but to make money. That means the cheaper, more profitable drugs win out. And they tend to be anything but safe.

3) Fact: any war that uses bullets costs more of the publics lives than any drug company no matter whether they are manufacturing panedol or heroin.

Which is why we should be directing those bullets towards the countries that harbor cartels.

4) Fact: We all know everything about christianity, but how much does the average christian know obout the occult? Occult = Hidden!!! Problems are much easier to detect when they are out in the open.

The word for government has nothing to do with solving problems. I can't think of any government that does not try to exert social control over its people. Governments are more conserned about control and power than solving problems.

5) Anyone who thinks marijuana is harmless and doesnt have long term efects has never done any work in the mental health or community services industry.

I be willing to bet those people either had pre-existing psychosis or were doing more than just pot. No drug is "harmless" but marijuana is far less harmful than shit like GHB or PCP, meth, coke, crack, heroine so forth are all FAR more dangerous than pot.

6) Drugs do cause problems, and so do gambling (legal), alcohol (legal), tobacco (biggest killer on the planet or maybe its people with guns im not sure - legal), people with guns (legal), fatty foods (legal).

Again we can look at history and see the social problems caused by drugs. Its why we made laws to regulate them. But that doesn't mean laws can't change as the minds of the people do as well.

My family are being manipulated. Have you noticed the knids of symbology and sacred geometry employed by advertisers and governments. Our teachings are being used on a subtle level to control us. I am a radical. I am an extremist. I am a fundamentalist. The strength of my love is wrong. It should be punished. I should not be allowed to expect better from the people i entrust with my money. I do not pay them. They tax me. They are the wise. They suckle on the backs of those who support would be withdrawn if they had the courage to see. My teacher said forgive them father: they know not what they do!!! I am naive. I am young . In time my idealism will sufer and i will renew myself; reborn in the light cloth of wrinkles. Age and regret will not conquer my inner torment. I will be to selfish to see it. I will laugh at my rotten seed and be proud. Their abominations will be miracles in light of the small works of my own cynicism and despair. Or I shall triumph and pass away, in silence. Better women than me shall put down my sword and coax the hippocrates into their comfortable arms. They will find rest there and our family shall be restored. The time will approach. Fear not the hyperbola. Seek out the greek's song. Ithaca is calling.

right.. please stick to the topic or related your matterial to the topic.