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Old 14-09-2012, 14:02   #807
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Re: Should we 'legalise illegal drugs'? - Poll.

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Originally Posted by mobertol View Post
Agree with much of what you say here, Anne, but how can you legalise substances which impair people's judgement. How would you regulate driving licences for example - if someone was a "user" of something that was legalised could you let them drive their own car or a works vehicle -what if they had an accident because their senses were impaired...if they wer driving a school bus -how would you proceed in the case of the death of a young passenger, or if they smashed into a car at high speed carrying 2 young parents whose children are now orphaned? This happened here in Cremona on Sunday evening -thank-god the grand-parents offered to keep the children that evening and let the parents have a (last) night out alone...
Alcohol is perfectly legal. Doesn't that impair judgement? But there are laws against driving under the influence.
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