XPost: uk.legal, uk.politics.drugs   
   From: proto@panix.com   
      
   In article <73rakvF109fq7U4@mid.individual.net>,   
    Huge  wrote:   
      
   > On 2009-04-04, Svenne  wrote:   
   > > On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:23:39 +0100, johannes   
   > > wrote:   
   > >   
   > >>Politically, it's a question of what we want. I believe that the majority   
   > >>are happy with the prohibition, to protect the more vulnerable and to   
   > >>maintain   
   > >>reasonable standards of trust and well being. I would not deal   
   > >>professionally   
   > >>with any person if I knew that he/she was a drug taker.   
   > >   
   > > What if the drugs the person took were alcohol and tobacco, would you   
   > > refuse to deal professionally with them then?   
   >   
   > Thank the Lhord that someone here has a brain, rather than merely shrieking   
   > "Drugs bad! Drugs bad!" and running round waving their hands in the air.   
      
   And don't forget that sugar is a drug, its just that everyone is   
   maintaining. Just try to go for a few weeks without it and then take a   
   good quantity.   
      
   I remember the first time one of nephews got sugar. You should have seen   
   his face light up.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)