pShould all drugs be legalized across the US?

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48 %

No, certainly not

34 %

Yes, they should

19 %

Decriminalized, not legalized

@Mar '13 V 480 votes c 271 comments

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21 hr
esl99 voted

v No, certainly not
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Mon
smbiz voted

v Decriminalized, not legalized
Mon
mcadwell voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 16
EdVet voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 16

Decent-Dissent

v Yes, they should

Just to be clear, weed is not a drug, and an astounding majority of US citizens would rather have it than any politician.

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Jun 16
tomtheterrible endorsed RoyFloyd

v Decriminalized, not legalized
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Jun 16
ematzke voted

v Decriminalized, not legalized
Jun 16
JenaS62 voted

v Yes, they should
Jun 16
Philof endorsed DogLady_1

v Yes, they should
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Jun 15
shareen12 endorsed DAVE77

v No, certainly not
Jun 15
Anath voted

v Yes, they should
Jun 15
Nonya voted

v Decriminalized, not legalized
Jun 15

JTHEM

v Decriminalized, not legalized

Certain drugs were not made illegal until it was discerned that there were family and societal issues from addiction around 1900. Remember Coca Cola had cocaine in it.......Coke? Same with alcohol. None of this is working Some things cannot be solved when it involves the choice to abuse oneself. So the only answer at this time is to make certain trafficking's profit disappears. Decriminalizing will reduce the prison population as well.

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Jun 15
silentrunning endorsed ErnestPayne

v Yes, they should
Jun 14

east2west

v No, certainly not

not speed or heroin, killers. but alcohol is also killer so we are hypocrites.

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Jun 14
ladywaterwood voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 14
SgtNFury voted

v Decriminalized, not legalized
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Jun 14
Philoktetes voted

v Decriminalized, not legalized
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Jun 14
hancel voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 13
swh51 endorsed DAVE77

v No, certainly not
Jun 13
Tejano1969 voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 13
lkrjackson voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 13
Prime_Meridian endorsed DogLady_1

v Yes, they should
Jun 8
DrFunkenstein endorsed DogLady_1

v Yes, they should
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Jun 8
USN-22 voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 6

clchawaii

v No, certainly not

Hell to da no! Ain't nobody got time for dat!

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Jun 6

zachvega

v Yes, they should

Prohibition doesn't work. History shows us that.

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Jun 6
hmariewv voted

v Decriminalized, not legalized
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Jun 6
skspls voted

v No, certainly not
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Jun 6
cooley82296 endorsed USailCapital

v No, certainly not
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Jun 5

sherrigibson59

v No, certainly not

People are impaired enough without drug use.

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Jun 3
Tbplummer1951 voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 3
anotherperson voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 1
rtoberl voted

v No, certainly not
Jun 1
Dsroka voted

v No, certainly not
May 31

maddogusn

v Yes, they should

Normally I'd vote no, but this says all drugs. So I say sure....open up the pharmacy and have at it. Heroin pinata's and meth Christmas stocking all around. Darwinism testing at it's finest. The fit and strong and mentally strong will survive and the chemically dependent, addictive behavior, obsessive compulsive's and the weak-willed will overdose or be killed.

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May 31
tarakitten endorsed DogLady_1

v Yes, they should
May 30
ajs7421 endorsed RoyFloyd

v Decriminalized, not legalized
May 30
LEC endorsed CommonSense

v Yes, they should
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May 30
Texasbuzz voted

v Decriminalized, not legalized
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May 29
Mike_D voted

v Decriminalized, not legalized
May 28

cdman

v Yes, they should

mmm..... more drones for the mines..... tasty

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May 24

robertmeeks

v Yes, they should

Yes, they must because others are legalized.

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May 23
TBToyia voted

v No, certainly not
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May 23

Angry_man

v Yes, they should

Sure why not. I just love seeing a meth head smile. And somebody dying with a needle in their arm which coincidentally was shared by someone with aids. Oh yeah that's what I want to see.... ~sarcasm~

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May 23
bleakoutlook voted

v No, certainly not
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May 22

NoAmnestyEVER

v No, certainly not

The fact that 33% voted yes tells you why this country is such pathetic shape and who was stupid enough to vote for Obama a second time.

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May 22
Pam_S voted

v No, certainly not
May 19
Republicans27 voted

v No, certainly not
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May '13
DesignerLM voted

v No, certainly not

Jun 16

Decent-Dissent

v Yes, they should

Just to be clear, weed is not a drug, and an astounding majority of US citizens would rather have it than any politician.

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Jun 15

JTHEM

v Decriminalized, not legalized

Certain drugs were not made illegal until it was discerned that there were family and societal issues from addiction around 1900. Remember Coca Cola had cocaine in it.......Coke? Same with alcohol. None of this is working Some things cannot be solved when it involves the choice to abuse oneself. So the only answer at this time is to make certain trafficking's profit disappears. Decriminalizing will reduce the prison population as well.

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Jun 14

east2west

v No, certainly not

not speed or heroin, killers. but alcohol is also killer so we are hypocrites.

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Jun 6

clchawaii

v No, certainly not

Hell to da no! Ain't nobody got time for dat!

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Jun 6

zachvega

v Yes, they should

Prohibition doesn't work. History shows us that.

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Jun 5

sherrigibson59

v No, certainly not

People are impaired enough without drug use.

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May 31

maddogusn

v Yes, they should

Normally I'd vote no, but this says all drugs. So I say sure....open up the pharmacy and have at it. Heroin pinata's and meth Christmas stocking all around. Darwinism testing at it's finest. The fit and strong and mentally strong will survive and the chemically dependent, addictive behavior, obsessive compulsive's and the weak-willed will overdose or be killed.

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May 28

cdman

v Yes, they should

mmm..... more drones for the mines..... tasty

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May 24

robertmeeks

v Yes, they should

Yes, they must because others are legalized.

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May 23

Angry_man

v Yes, they should

Sure why not. I just love seeing a meth head smile. And somebody dying with a needle in their arm which coincidentally was shared by someone with aids. Oh yeah that's what I want to see.... ~sarcasm~

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May 22

NoAmnestyEVER

v No, certainly not

The fact that 33% voted yes tells you why this country is such pathetic shape and who was stupid enough to vote for Obama a second time.

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May '13

mmm314

v No, certainly not

Marijuana should be the only drug to become legal. All other drugs are very harmful.

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May '13

DiverBoone

Can you cite and source your statement? Or is this just your speculation? The statement its' self tends to lead one to believe the author is of limited education. As to make a statement "All other drugs are very harmful" is so blatantly broad that it discredits the whole post.

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May '13

gherlone

v No, certainly not

many should be either decriminalized or legalized, but some are inherently dangerous. the problem is the knee-jerk nannyism of the state - bans can be put in place, but only with substantial evidence of danger.

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May '13

ZombieMedic

v No, certainly not

Not ALL drugs. Some drugs, like antibiotics, anesthesia medications, deadly poizons, and so forth shouldn't be legalized for OTC sales.

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May '13

maddie56

v No, certainly not

That was a no brainer. If they all were we would be all no brainers

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May '13

Denizen_Kate

Seriously? If drugs were legal, you'd use/abuse them? I wouldn't.

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May '13

BossTweed

v Yes, they should

The voters have spoken. We have no values anymore and must stop pretending we have any standards at all.

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May '13

DiverBoone

Maybe we don't have your values and standards, we have our own. That is why they have no place in laws. Laws should be based upon sound principle aimed at harm reduction, rooted in scientifically backed research. Your values and standards mean nothing to me, they are what make you who you are. My values and standards mean nothing to you, they are what make me who I am. I don't want to be you and you don't want to be me. The best way to achieve that is to leave them out of laws.

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May '13

Aftermath

v No, certainly not

But Marijuana should be legal everywhere. Stop the Pharmacological Companies, and Breweries from handing out millions to Lobbyist every year. The reasons are simple. The Drug Companies are afraid of the thousands of ailments that Marijuana cures. And the Beer people all know that legal Marijuana would allow people to finally admit that beer taste like shit.

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May '13

oldsolder

v No, certainly not

People that do drugs are wastes of life and a heavy burden on this country. The punishment for drug use, trafficking and dealing extremely heavy handed, should be a one strike law.

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May '13

Denizen_Kate

Including alcohol? IMO alcohol is a very dangerous drug indeed.

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May '13

oldsolder

@Denizen_Kate Well alcohol is legal, but I think that the punishment should be heavy handed as well when it comes to DUI and domestic violence. Drugs are killing this country and costs tax payers trillions of dollars every year.

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May '13

DiverBoone

@oldsolder " Drugs are killing this country and costs tax payers trillions of dollars every year" I can only assume that you are speaking of prescription pharmaceuticals? They kill more people than all illegal drugs combined every year. Alcohol and Tobacco related deaths far exceed those from prescription pharmaceuticals.

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May '13

oldsolder

@DiverBoone While I find that the abuse of prescription pharmaceuticals to be a huge issue in this country, and I don't disagree with you on their abuse. The question was "Should all drugs be legalized across the U.S.?" and sense prescription drugs are legal with a prescription I would be talking about illegal drugs. I find tobacco even more useless than drugs and alcohol and should be banned all together, but once again, legal and a separate issue.

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May 19

DiverBoone

@oldsolder The abuse of prescription pharmaceuticals was not my point. I'm was making a devils advocate point that legally prescribed drugs kill more people every year than illegal drugs do. The whole approach at trying to regulate healthy living by criminal sanctions was and is destine to fail. The matter is only complicated by the media's failure to report the truth. They prefer sensationalism over the truth. This has cause a whole generation to lose trust in the Government.

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May '13

DotsonB

v No, certainly not

I don't think there is any reason to have cocaine, meth, LSD, or ecstasy legal. There's no productive reasons for it to be. Marijuana should be legal an taxed because there is other purposes do marijuana than just smoking.

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May '13

DiverBoone

"I don't think there is any reason to have cocaine, meth, LSD, or ecstasy legal. There's no productive reasons for it to be." Is this statement based upon some knowledge or just speculation?

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May '13

DotsonB

@DiverBoone I haven't done enough research to say if it there is any reasons to be legal. Due to their addictive nature and the fact that they can overdose I don't think something like that should be legal. Whereas on marijuana I have done research and it is a safe herb that the government whether states or federal could profit greatly from regulating and taxing.

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May 19

DiverBoone

@DotsonB I agree with your thoughts upon marijuana. I could care less who smokes it or not, that's their biz. I issue is the cost to American tax payers and society for locking these people up. One can overdose on water or oxygen, overdose is not the proper stated harm to judge a substance by. Two of your named substances have medical uses, and the Government has effectively blocked research upon one of the others. To my knowledge LSD was only used by the military in an attempt to find a truth serum.

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May 19

DotsonB

@DiverBoone yes too much of anything is bad and you are correct the CIA used LSD as they thought it could be a mind controlling drug for interrogations however that research was stopped as it proved not correct.

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Apr '13

vicki1

v No, certainly not

OMG! NO!!!

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Mar '13

USailCapital

v No, certainly not

I could not agree to either of the two other given choices. Certainly not "all" drugs. Marijuana yes. But other drugs like methamphetamine, heroin/opium, cocaine, etc should neither be legalized or decriminalized.

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Mar '13

DogLady_1

v Yes, they should

Prohibition is most responsible for the violence we see in our communities. It is most reposnsible for people not seeking help if they become addicted. Black markets, cartels, gangs and government corruption are all a direct result of prohibition. The drug war destroys more families than drugs do. Our law enforcement resources are exhausted on busting non-violent drug offenders while murderers and rapists remain free to continue harm and death. The drug war is a failure. It has not reduced use or abuse. It has not redeuced supply either. After 40 years and 40 milloion arrests, not one goal of prohibition has been accomplished. At $600 per second, we can't afford to kee...

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Mar '13

RoyFloyd

v Decriminalized, not legalized

For legalization let's start with marijuana and see how it goes. The other crap, like meth and crack, require effective treatment, not jail. Currently addicts often have to wait weeks or months to get into a program, which is laughable. If/when a junkie decides to quit they need treatment immediately, in their fleeting moment of lucidity.

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Mar '13

DAVE77

v No, certainly not

As someone who has spent half my life working in correctional facilities, I can say that I've spoken to and dealt with thousands of inmates addicted to drugs. They use every kind you can imagine and are at different stages of their addiction. These people come from every walk of life, every color, religion, sex, age and economic background. Their stories vary as to why and how they began their drug uses, but the main element is always the same. They started out small! Paint spray fumes, Marijuana, prescription pills etc. Other than a very small percentage, they graduated to stronger and more lethal drugs. Now their lives are ruined, both physically and mentally and the...

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Mar '13

AMSCountryboy

v Yes, they should

It should not be up to the government what an adult can put in their body! Besides in case nobody is aware, the war on drugs = EPIC FAIL

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Mar '13

4PeteSake

v Decriminalized, not legalized

Drug addiction is a mental and psychological issue. It is time we stop cramming sick people in to jail. Decriminalization will get organized crime out of most drugs.

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Mar '13

TheJimmy

v No, certainly not

To know a drug addict is to loathe a drug addict.

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Mar '13

seedtick

v No, certainly not

Wow...what a question to ask!!! I hesitate to call it stupid because it is asked by intelligent people. But, they are either idealogically driven or just plain caught up in some ill designed movement led by stupid people.

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Mar '13

CommonSense

v Yes, they should

Even the most dangerous ones could be safer if legalized. If drugs like PCP are put under a system where they can only be taken under supervision at licensed facilities a lot of lives could be saved.

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Mar '13

SmedleyButler

v Yes, they should

One of the reason kids get involved with drugs IS because they're illegal, Anything taboo is. The current system is B.S. and we need to try something different. Our government does NOT care about addicts, and in fact the so called war is advantageous for them and them, the banks (Fed), CIA, NSA and all the other parasites living off this self imposed misery.

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