XPost: talk.politics.drugs, alt.philosophy   
   From: mhelm@not.known   
      
   On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:59:42 -0500, "Miller"   
      
      
      
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   >The main problem with legalizing pot, or any other recreational illegal drug   
   >is:  that once its legalized, if it does turn out to be a mistake, society   
   >will have a hell of a time making it illegal again.  (Look at how badly   
   >prohibition worked).   
      
   Look how badly it's "working" right now.   
      
      
   >So if you want to make pot legal, you better be pretty   
   >damn sure it is not going to have a lot of social and health costs   
   >associated with it.   
      
   Could those costs possibly be higher than the current societal and   
   health costs of prohibition?   
      
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   >Also, the fact that alcohol is readily available does, I think, have   
   >something to do with it being the most dangerous abused drug in the world.   
      
   I'm sure it has something to do with it, but I believe there are other   
   factors one of which is that it is a very abusable, addictive and   
   dangerous drug to begin with.   
      
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   >Besides, making pot legal would take all of the fun out of smoking it on the   
   >sly.   
      
   Perhaps that would lead to a reduction in use, at least among some   
   people.   
      
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   >Scott   
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