People can always point out the extremes in every issue. The actual concern is what really will happen. An alcoholic is not a criminal, they are sick. The same goes for one doing drugs to excess. Not all will, as is the current case. It is about how we as a nation address the illness, the ramifications of the illness, and would we reduce the number of prisoners, violent deaths of street gangs who no longer would be the distributor, but instead have tax paying pharms doing the distribution to controlled centers. That part is the key. How it is controlled. If a crime is committed while drunk or high, penalties should be much higher.
I am for legalization, but do not know how it is implemented. HAving lived in Colombia where cocaine may as well be legal, it is not acceptable to do, and the level of consumption is lower. We need to learn more about why, than to take stands against without these considerations.
Again, we all have a personal viewpoint, that is mine. |
