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Old 06-09-2009
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Re: Make an argument as to why marijuana should be illegal....

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Originally Posted by reality View Post
my concern is the overdose. And how ive seen coke, heroin or meth literally fill someones every thought all day every day. Its just sad. Never seen that happen with pot. Not at all. Ive seen someone smoke all day, but if they didn't have any they didn't FREAK out. It was a bummer, but thats it.

Ive seen alcohol fill someones thoughts, but we tried prohibition already, it didn't work.
Your last statement seems rather odd - "we tried prohibition already, [but] it didn't work". Are you talking specifically about alcohol, or are you also talking about the prohibition that you advocate (i.e. coke, meth, heroin), which also doesn't work?

I'm assuming that you're talking about alcohol only, as advocating for something that doesn't work seems rather silly. If that is the case, why would you think that prohibition of one dangerous substance could not possibly work but that we ought to try the same strategy on another substance? Are you simply in favor of preserving the status quo for the sake of comfort?
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