This is How Europe Takes Drugs

[lurching]

Yes it says "not lead to major increases", this doesn't mean it didn't increase at all and that's what Ricko asked of me, and I answered appropriately.

He asked you how prohibition decreases use. You replied with a quote from Wikipedia, a quote which appeared to be an oversimplification when actually reading through the source that it was taken from. I don't think that the quote you chose tells the whole story.

 

[parttime crackhead]

Even as many of us call for legalisation or decriminalisation, no-one anywhere is suggesting that using any drug is an entirely risk free endeavor, but we accept huge numbers of activities that are considerably more risky than drugs use & it's time to accept that those who choose to take the "risk" have as much right to do so as a 14 year old who "chooses" to race motor-cycles. If a teenage boy can risk his life & the lives of others at 100mph at Brands Hatch I fail to see why I, a consenting adult, may not smoke marijuana in my own home.

Well put man.

The laws against drugs, particularly weed, psyches & MDMA, doesn't make any sense unless the reason I am not allowed to take these drugs isn't in fact anything to do with my safety or my health...

Yep. It's a moral issue. Arseholes trying to force their twisted idea of morality on me. Get to fuck.

 

[Nicklazz]

Pretty high up there we danes

 

[hx_]

He asked you how prohibition decreases use. You replied with a quote from Wikipedia, a quote which appeared to be an oversimplification when actually reading through the source that it was taken from. I don't think that the quote you chose tells the whole story.

As before, stats:
- small increases in reported illicit drug use amongst adults;

- increased uptake of drug treatment;


Parts of the increase could be explained by higher admitted use, probably due to less social stigma and legal fear.