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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8614)	1/10/2006 8:23:03 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541345

Maybe I am missing something, but you seem to frame the issue in terms of, legalization will cause hard drug abuse where none such exists today. It's aleady rampant today. The war on drugs hasn't put a dent in the tidal wave. Why agonize over whether or not to endorse something that is already there in front of you? Why not spend your time trying to figure out how to minimize the cost and the burden in the most effectvie way. We know that hard drug abuse sucks, and the way we have addressed it so far clearly has NOT stopped the problem. Just my two cents.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8614)	1/10/2006 10:19:44 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541345

There is an implication in the crime discussions that drug use will go way up if it is legalized, or more accurately decriminalized. I don't think the evidence bears this out. There are many reasons not to use drugs besides the laws. TP

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8614)	1/10/2006 12:04:59 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541345

It is the "elephant in the room" when it comes to discussing drug legalization. Agree with that, Hawk. Most people that feel that drugs should be legalized don't want to really deal with the social cost issues. Re: education for kids and using drugs.....If they are legalized, will there be mandatory classes to be attended BEFORE anyone gets whatever their drug of choice will be? Will there be warnings on the packages showing pictures of the folks who have used, and what they look like when brought into the hospital emergency? Will "meth mouth" become a poster for drug use and result of? Or a poster of shared needles showing AIDS? If drugs are regulated and legalized, who will determine the cost? Where will they be stored? Will the currently illegal drugs be dispensed at a regular legal drug store, or a whole new bureaucracy set up? Will the purchaser sign his/her agreement to financially pay for any damages to themselves/AND or others for the possible side effects of using these drugs? If the US Government or individual States are in charge of the "legalized drugs", where will they purchase them from? Or will they make their own brand? And a whole host of other as yet unanswered questions.