Originally Posted by Restless (Post 981956)

KestrelX point on mass media misinformation isn't accurate. If anything it is a purposeful omission of information. All the taxing of Alcohol and Tobacco.....

Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 982023)

I know what you mean when you want your account removed - with all this slander going on!

Originally Posted by annesingleton (Post 981829)

Thank you for the information which makes sense. Alcohol definitely kills more people than illegal drugs. But is that an argument for legalising illegal drugs?

Originally Posted by annesingleton (Post 981770)

i would appreciate people saying where their evidence comes from - is it personal opinion or hard evidence?

Originally Posted by Restless (Post 981972)

Its just something my favourite comedian Bill Hicks said ''If they legalized cannabis it would end the deficit"

Perhaps Im wrong or right. Anne made a good point with the bootleg trade which I didn't take into consideration.

Least if it was legalized people wouldn't have to go to dealers to get it(unless they wanted to of course) and the dangerous resin stuff would be more out of reach than ever.

People are smoking all kinds of dangerous crap when they are smoking cannabis resin-- Ketamine, Plastic hardening chemicals and other countless terrible things. IMO there is not enough awareness about the dangers of cannabis resin. Instead they seem to focus on the plant form and genetically modified seeds or whatever. Cannabis resin contains about 10% cannabis and the rest is crap. Unfortunately I learned this information way to late or I would never have smoked it.

I have changed my mind in my opinion to cannabis being legalized to it being decriminalised. One should be able to grow a plant or two for personal use without the worry of being jailed or marked with a criminal record. If its not a commonly shared view so be it. That is just my take on it.

As for a starting another drugs thread. I don't think so KestrelX. Even if I do stick around here I doubt I will comment in any sensitive subjects again.

Originally Posted by ***Mr D*** (Post 982075)

Evidence or opinion on what exactly.



I share the Decriminalisation view. I have mentioned it previously.

Why will you no longer comment? you have every right to.

People need to realise its just a forum, not something to worry or stress about, people will have different views. as Hicks would say "its just a ride".:D

Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 982021)

A few people have made these points before. That making some drugs illegal means that more people are going to be exposed to impure or fake drugs from unscrupulous dealers! Thus there will be more illness and more deaths because of this! I haven't tried to get any, but from reports I've read most Ecstasy sold these days is not the real thing but cut with all sorts of impurities and substances that are not what the buyer thinks or wants!

I concur with you about not being willing to comment on sensitive subjects - some folk here like throwing things back in your face! :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 982218)

Why is Less banned? :confused:

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 982248)

Thats more obvious than the fact you are not.after what yeh posted a while ago its a much harder question to answer.:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by kestrelx (Post 984979)

Well as long as it wans't for smoking illegal drugs - then that's ok! :p;)

Originally Posted by Michael1954 (Post 982040)

I don't want Restless to leave the site, nor you Kestrel. I just think this topic has been done to death, so much so that there are now two separate threads about legalising drugs, and the subject is also creeping into discussions about music etc.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 984981)

Leave that to you:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 985030)

This topic ain't going away any time soon ... it's not merely about wether a substance is legal or illegal. There are a whole bunch of ideological, social, and public healthe issues tied into it ... and probably some more stuff too. And it is an issue which could dominate discussions among political leaders in the Americas:

Drug legalization debate divides the Americas - World - CBC News