Comments on: The Economist: “Prohibition has failed; legalization is the least bad solution” http://stash.norml.org/the-economist-prohibition-has-failed-legalization-is-the-least-bad-solution The Growing Truth About Cannabis Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:08:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: radman32 http://stash.norml.org/the-economist-prohibition-has-failed-legalization-is-the-least-bad-solution/comment-page-1#comment-9846 radman32 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:38:13 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=4687#comment-9846 i don't like the limit idea when buying, unless it's like a 1/2pound and less, cuz it's not like u couldn't buy volume hard liqour and be monitored as to where that goes. although i hope when it's legalized, that there's a sensible limit, not an obsurd or slightly odd one. i don’t like the limit idea when buying, unless it’s like a 1/2pound and less, cuz it’s not like u couldn’t buy volume hard liqour and be monitored as to where that goes. although i hope when it’s legalized, that there’s a sensible limit, not an obsurd or slightly odd one.

]]> By: oddtodd http://stash.norml.org/the-economist-prohibition-has-failed-legalization-is-the-least-bad-solution/comment-page-1#comment-9735 oddtodd Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:57:02 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=4687#comment-9735 I bought the economist just for that article and firm belief has always been to legalize cannabis and all cannabis derivatives. however I would say this that if the other drugs such as cocaine methamphetamines methylline dioxy amphetamine and its cnew cultural counter part extascy as well as all the opiates the largest degree of crime would most likely be reduced and the feds and other officials could concentrate on crimes like terrorist regimes and the taxes collected from said drugs could be put to better use like creating a less addictive drug or clearing out our huge dedt not to mention the jobs this would produce cannabis has such a diversity of uses outside of recreational enjoyment as well oh I was a card carring member of both normal and camp back in the 70's i'd love to see real lsd in trip houses again instead of this garbage that kills and lsd is not a physically dependant drug either! I bought the economist just for that article and firm belief has always been to legalize cannabis and all cannabis derivatives. however I would say this that if the other drugs such as cocaine methamphetamines methylline dioxy amphetamine and its cnew cultural counter part extascy as well as all the opiates the largest degree of crime would most likely be reduced and the feds and other officials could concentrate on crimes like terrorist regimes and the taxes collected from said drugs could be put to better use like creating a less addictive drug or clearing out our huge dedt not to mention the jobs this would produce cannabis has such a diversity of uses outside of recreational enjoyment as well oh I was a card carring member of both normal and camp back in the 70′s i’d love to see real lsd in trip houses again instead of this garbage that kills and lsd is not a physically dependant drug either!

]]> By: fallibilist http://stash.norml.org/the-economist-prohibition-has-failed-legalization-is-the-least-bad-solution/comment-page-1#comment-9579 fallibilist Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:07:03 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=4687#comment-9579 Good for <i>The Economist</i>. Everything sounds better when written from that looking-down-from-30,000-feet perspective that they use. I also appreciate their attitude comes from a libertarian rather than progressive point-of-view. We need many different types of voices to reach the broadest possible audience. Russ, I loved your last paragraph. Legalization means <b>more</b> control, not less. In particular, it means reducing harm in a couple of ways. One is keeping stuff out of the hands of kids. (And by kids, I don't mean 19 year olds.) Another is shifting use to drugs that are less harmful. Cannabis is safer than currently legal drugs. If we can get people away from shit like Meth, anything that's injected, PCP, crack, etc., that's good. Does that mean tolerating the occasional yuppie who smokes opium on the weekend or has a little cocaine before the disco? Fine. I'll deal with it. The military approach is cruel, counterproductive, stupid, and expensive. We tried it. It failed. Let's move on. But first things first. Can we all agree, to paraphrase Reagan, that marijuana is not the problem, it's the solution? Good for The Economist. Everything sounds better when written from that looking-down-from-30,000-feet perspective that they use. I also appreciate their attitude comes from a libertarian rather than progressive point-of-view. We need many different types of voices to reach the broadest possible audience.

Russ, I loved your last paragraph. Legalization means more control, not less. In particular, it means reducing harm in a couple of ways. One is keeping stuff out of the hands of kids. (And by kids, I don’t mean 19 year olds.)

Another is shifting use to drugs that are less harmful. Cannabis is safer than currently legal drugs. If we can get people away from shit like Meth, anything that’s injected, PCP, crack, etc., that’s good. Does that mean tolerating the occasional yuppie who smokes opium on the weekend or has a little cocaine before the disco?

Fine. I’ll deal with it.

The military approach is cruel, counterproductive, stupid, and expensive. We tried it. It failed. Let’s move on.

But first things first. Can we all agree, to paraphrase Reagan, that marijuana is not the problem, it’s the solution?

]]> By: slash5city http://stash.norml.org/the-economist-prohibition-has-failed-legalization-is-the-least-bad-solution/comment-page-1#comment-9423 slash5city Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:21:46 +0000 http://stash.norml.org/?p=4687#comment-9423 Right on Russ Keep hammering it home. There are better solutions and we need not fear change. Simply tackle the new problems as they appear so things never get this bad again. Personally the war is lost. I call truce and let's talk out a solution that's as good as can be for ALL parties involved. It's time to move on Right on Russ
Keep hammering it home. There are better solutions and we need not fear change.
Simply tackle the new problems as they appear so things never get this bad again.
Personally the war is lost.
I call truce and let’s talk out a solution that’s as good as can be for ALL parties involved.
It’s time to move on

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