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   From: okamuraj005@hawaii.rr.com   
      
   "Pete nospam Zakel"  wrote in message   
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   > In article  "Jerry Okamura"   
   >  writes:   
   >   
   >>Is that so?  Well, let me see.  If you legalize the use of drugs, then   
   >>more   
   >>people will use drugs.  We already know what happens with alcohol and   
   >>tobacco, so why do you think it would not happen with drugs?   
   >   
   > 1) It is not true that more people will use "drugs" if we legalize   
   > "drugs".   
   >   Most studies show that currently illegal drug use tends to go down after   
   >   legalization/decriminalization.   
   >   
   > 2) a) Alcohol and tobacco are drugs.   
   >   b) During aclohol prohibition in the US the rate initially DID go down,   
   > but   
   >      during alcohol prohibition it crept up until it was actually higher   
   >      than pre-prohbition rates.   
   >   c) Tobacco use rates are going down despite the fact that it is still   
   >      legal.   
   >   
   > Also, you forget that in a prohibition climate the drugs used that are   
   > illegal   
   > are more dangerous than the same drugs when legal.  During alcohol   
   > prohibition   
   > many people were severely sickened and some suffered permanent injuries or   
   > died because of alcohol tained with methanol, lead, antifreeze, etc.   
   >   
   > In a legal climate drug production can be regulated.  In a prohibition   
   > climate   
   > it cannot.  So by making them illegal we are actually making them more   
   > dangerous.   
   >   
   All of these substances when used in excessive are bad for you.   
      
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