The War On Drugs

Discussion in 'Pandora's Box' started by Knack, Feb 10, 2010.

  1. Some may argue that America has never lost a war, but by any accounts the "War On Drugs" is more than a lost cause, and the lament hypocrisy it creates is just simply grotesque.

    It's become so advanced that Kansas has outlawed K2, an herbal smoke, that had a few accounts of people being sent to the hospital. Now that it's banned, Federal agents are already busting in the door on head shops in Kansas and elongating the vicious cycle that keeps this "war" brewing.
    Feds Raiding Kansas Head Shop: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6OdWKV31w&feature=related]YouTube - Feds Raid Lawrence Herb Store For K2[/ame]

    No drug is either good nor bad. It's all a very subjective matter, and it shouldn't warrant debate on whether it's right or wrong. Someone might wonder how would it be possible to defend a drug like Crystal Methamphetamine? Well it can be a productive stimulant that increases production. People use it for good in Thailand to increase their salaries in an ever competitive job market; and of course it's bad as it's highly addictive and toxic to the central nervous system. To the same token however, Ibuprofen (Advil), is good as it relieves mild headaches, but bad in the fact that if I happen to ingest one too many, I won't be waking up in the morning.

    Some may argue that people don't intentionally try to overdose on Advil. Same rule goes for a Crystal Meth overdose. Users don't intentionally try to kill themselves. Both drugs are lethal, but it's how one subjectively feels towards one.

    Alcohol related death kills thousands per year, but is that enough to warrant it to be illegal? Ritalin has killed over 180 children between 1990-2000, is that enough to warrant it a dangerous drug? There is no bench mark number to answer, just as there is no essential good or bad in a drug.


    "Drugs operate like a battery, they have a positive and negative side.

     

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