Well, i've been trying to post this for like 4 days but hotmail was being a bitch and i couldn't get my password, so its not as relevant to the newer posts in the thread but, anyway.Hey all,
I just registered and thus am a first time poster. For what its worth i also frequent
http://cheaptalk.marijuana.com
Which is THE forum for everything marijuana, and only marijuana. Go ahead po-leece, visit it, theres already an active police officer who visits and posts and jokes around with the resident stoners.
Anyway, on the topic at hand. This thread is too long to address in one post so i'll touch on the most recent posts first.
I think an error people make in reference to the 'drug problem', is the grouping of drugs. It should not be treated as a drug problem as a whole. Each drug is different and produces different effects, harbours different dangers and also belongs to different sectors of society.
I think it was dropped who was talking about the relevance of the laws in place. I agree with you to an extent and i think most of us have to in some way. The government initially did not outlaw drugs thinking,
"teehee, this will be a fantastic way to raise revenue and oppress our citizens!"
They were initially concerned about our safety, and apparently still are. However this "concern of safety" that they claim is doing quite the opposite. If people today want to purchase ecstasy, you are vastly exposed to a criminal element to do so. You don't know for sure what you are getting in your pill, and you are paying a highly inflated price for a little tablet that has had price added in every stage of the chain of command until it gets to the hook-up that you purchase from.
Once the government realise that they will NEVER eliminate recreational drug use, then we will start to see some changes in the rite direction. Ignorance and lack of understanding produces oppression (maybe a harshish word to use in the context)
It is such a wide topic to cover, but i'll touch on the difference between drug effects.
As we all know, people on ecstasy are extremely friendly, chatty and very forgiving. People on alcohol (people don't normally say on alcohol ay? sounds kinda odd) are much more prone to violence and erratic behaviour.
Perhaps violence is so entrenched in our society that the government fear the possible peace that may occur if ecstasy is legal.....
Err, conspiracy theory aside... heh
Sorry if my post is a bit mix and match but i will respond in more clarity in another post after some replies i guess.
Ohh and moochoo, no-one mentioned it, but i laughed out loud (none of the fake lol bullshit) at your Inspector Rex joke, haha.
Pleased to be a part of the forum
Adikkal