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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (69258)	5/12/2008 4:28:46 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 74559

I'd repeal drug offence laws. They just serve to provide a "cool" factor and act as an advertisement for the products. "P" was unheard of in NZ a decade ago, now, after an extensive advertizing campaign by governments and others, it's hugely popular and a great problem. Of course the government didn't intend to advertize it, but they did by getting wound up about it and trying to stop people. If anyone could just poison themselves with whatever they like, as they can with a great list of plant toxins, few would bother. The problem would go away. Sure, some people would smoke opium, dope and scramble their brains with LSD and other stuff, but it's self-limiting = once they kill themselves off, others will be warned and without the cool factor, but more of a klutz loser image, being drugged out won't be so impressive. Even if more people start using drugs, that's up to them. Plants have been poisoning mammals, insects and other beasties for eons. Mammals which insist on eating the plants, get removed from the gene pool. Mostly people like to live, so my bet is that the problem wouldn't be too big. The cost and deaths in the current system of repressive government action is huge. It's legal to go mountain climbing, ride motorcycles, go swimming in the ocean, ride horses, play rugby, all of which cause maimed and dead people. Self-poisoning is just another one. Mqurice