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Do You Think Ecstasy Should Be Legalised?

Do you think ecstasy should be legalised?

  • Yes. I believe Ecstasy should be legalised for all purposes.

    Votes: 64 44.1%

  • I think that ecstasy should be legalised for prescription or theraputic use

    Votes: 59 40.7%

  • No, I don't believe ecstasy should be legalised at all.

    Votes: 22 15.2%
  • Total voters
    145
  • Poll closed .
MazDan

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So what do you think EDers?
What are the problems that might arise from Ecstasy being legalised?
What are the problems if its not legalised?
What problems are there if its only legalised for therapuetic reasons?


A poll was done on this exact topic some 6 years ago and as such, i am interested not only in what your opinions are now but also in comparing them to the attitudes of our posters some 6 years ago.

Results for the old Poll are available in the Polls section of the Directory.
 
i think that it should be legalized for therapuetic reasons, as for the general public no. the reason i say this is because you wuld have a bunch or me's runing around all fucked up all the time. the school system would not do to well from the fact that people were high in class and not learning. dont get me wrong i love MDMA soo much but i thats just the way i feel. it would lose its 'magic' after a few months
 
^ exactly what he said..

Not legalized cos too many people abusing it, (like him^) and getting it a hell of a lot easier than they are now.

Not good
 
I said for therapy/etc.
If it was to be fully legalized than you'd have an even bigger number of kids running around frying their brain on a daily basis.
But if it's allowed to be produced pharmaceutically it should at least diminish the amount of pipes/dirty pills sold.
 
Definatly no. People are irresponsible and some people would just ruin their brain and life and health abusing mdma.

The way humans are, the substance couldn't be legalize, it would have so many wrong consequences.

Altough, for therapic uses, I think it should be used only once, like with a therapist or such.
 
every single drug should be legalized. people should have theeir own choice of what goes in their body. all the stupid people would die and the smart ones would live happily.
 
Except when people choose what to put in their own bodies it has consequences for everyone around them, as well as themselves. People don't just overuse drugs and crawl off in a hole to die. And I'd also like to think that, as users of MDMA, we're better able to empathize with others than to simply accept that result.

I don't think MDMA could ever be legalized, as a prescription drug or otherwise, simply because its negative effects after overuse are so dramatic.
 
What are the problems that might arise from Ecstasy being legalised?
I think a lot more of the younger generation would experiment with x if it easily and publicly available like alcohol/cigarettes. There would probably be a slowly rising number of mdma-related driving accidents. Select pharm companies might exclusively own rights to production.

What are the problems if its not legalised?
The mainstream market is dominated by criminal organizations, completely accurate dosing is impossible. The possibility of ingesting more harmful substances increases. Dangerous mis-info and lack of accurate information surround the drug.

What problems are there if its only legalised for therapuetic reasons?

I can't see many problems rising if people were given some sort of allowable dose over a certain time frame. This would eliminate the possibility of abuse. Sure, the fact that it would be in production would allow a few individuals certain opportunities to make more money for themselves, but that is nothing new too all current drugs in the pharmaceutical industry and at least the product would be clean.

I guess the problem I have in coming to a conclusive decision, is where can the line between 'therapeutic' and 'recreational' be drawn? I would classify all of my experiences with E as both. I use term therapy in a less formal sense however....I can't imagine getting the same benefit out of the drug that I do under a white-neon lit office building with some dude in a white coat talking to me on a chair. :p
 
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i believe it should be legalized and controlled for use only in therapeutic environments under the guidance of a professional.

i say the same about lsd, psilocybin, and other psychedelics. these are dangerous compounds in the wrong hands and life-changing substances in the right hands. the same thing can be said about other prescription drugs. so it will be leaked just like other prescription drugs, so be it. at least there will be quality control and if the government really wants harm reduction then that's a win/win. however the government is like a crack addict, but it's fix is tax money, better believe they won't easily legalize these things without a big fight because then they wouldn't be able to justify such massive requests for funding for the WoD.
 
For about 6 months I used to do ecstasy up to 3 times a week, every weekend without fail. Now I am aware of the health issues and am just over abusing it, but if it was perfectly legal, hundreds of thousands of youths would abuse the substance like I did. Therapeudic use is a good idea, if it's being used for good under prescription, how can there be any negatives? Peace
 
I've always felt that MDMA, as well as the other psychedelics and entactogens, should be available to those that are deemed knowledgeable of their associated risks and therapeutic use.

To enforce this idea I've always found it most logical to require a special permit to obtain and handle these substances, requiring some sort of educational schooling and certification for the right to the permit. Obviously any abuse and/or irresponsible behavior would come with harsh fines and expulsion of their 'certifications' until they've proven themselves again worthy of using these compounds in a responsible manner.

So I suppose my opinion lies somewhere between choices one and two, although I voted choice 1 based on my beliefs on personal freedoms.
 
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I have always felt that legalisation of ecstasy would help to make the pills cleaner and as such, safer - this could be in a therapeutic capacity or otherwise.
One of the biggest concerns I have with the current stuff on the market is that it is so unclean and so full of other crap that is most likely having a worse effect on the body than MDMA would... I would imagine that if it were legalised then there would be quite significant testing to find the best combination for a balance of drug effect and after effect on the body.

Something to keep in mind is that if people were getting drunk (which is really the similar stage to a decent peak I guess) every weekend (or more frequently) there would be just as much, if not more, damage done to their systems than with ecstasy.

I think all drugs - alcohol included - need to be taken safely and in moderation, but I do feel that some level of legalisation of e would help in research and hopefully reduce the number of OD or other similar e related issues.
 
Legalize for therapeutic purposes. It would make the street pills less dangerous.

It should still be illegal to the public, but I think the possession penalties and stuff are way too high. Drugs aren't something that good people should be imprisoned for imho. The war on drugs needs a different approach.
 
I think it should be legalized for use in medicine and psychiatry and decriminalized for recreational use. I dont think they should sell it at the liquor store and have advertisements for it on TV.
 
Sentience said:
I think it should be legalized for use in medicine and psychiatry and decriminalized for recreational use. I dont think they should sell it at the liquor store and have advertisements for it on TV.
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what he said :)
 
Therapeutic use would have to be done with a psychologist or psychiatrist, I don't think it would fly to allow medical use and make it like medical marijuana.
 
Legalized and all its purposes (choice A).

1) It'll be MUCH easier to come across MDMA. If it's made by the gov, it won't be cut with meth or other chemicals.

2) The cops can look for real criminals.

3) Some other shit but I forgot my train of thought, damnit. :(
 
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