Should psychedelic drugs be legalized?

[dreamatrix]

dude seriously einstein , albert???einstein published his theory about general relativity in 1915.

[joh1200]

Hey if you dont know, Denver CO. has just passed legality of marijuana

You have to be over the age of 21, and can have up to 1 oz.

Do a search, im sure you will find more info on it.

[marleysherb]

Yes, denver did pass a law legalizing mj in "small quantities" in city
limits. However, it does say that federal law prohibits mj in any form
and can and will still be punishable by law. Only thing all the
phychonauts and the cannabis heads are missing is that every "drug"
regardless of it's status will become illegal. Think about it. Despite
how many people want drugs to be legal...the simple truth is that with
popularity comes legislation. That is why in the 60's and early 70's,
all "popular drugs" at the time were deemed illegal. That is what
drives the economy in the US. Everyone is still going the route of
"alchohol and cannibis", but as psychodelics become more popular in
this day in age, they too...regardless of legal status now will become
illegal.



Ever since southpark aired a show about DXM, cough syrup has been regulated. Think about it.

[Barret VII]

My ideal society is one in which all drugs are legally available. In reality this will probably never happen, but it is likely that soft drugs (e.g. marijuana, mushrooms) will be legalized someday. In my ideal society, there would be drug shops set up across the nation run by individuals which have earned a drug-selling license. These shops would sell the myriad of drugs out there; maybe even alcohol and tobacco products...or specialty products, like potka or special brownies. You would have to be 21 or older to be allowed to purchase anything, and you would need a driver's license or some other unique form of identification with you for every purchase. If cocaine, heroin, or other dangerous drugs (very easy to abuse) were to be made available, safe limits could be placed on the amount you are allowed to purchase within certain time intervals. Those with criminal records showing bad behavior (violence, or whatever else) would not be allowed to buy any hard drugs. If these people were to violate the law by obtaining a hard drug, both they and their providor would be severely punished.





Does this sound at all plausible?

[polloloco001]

sometihng like you are suggesting would cause a lot of problems. drugs
should not be available to the public. a lot of people would become
addicted to heroin and cocaine, a lot of people would take strong mind
bending drugs and have psychotic breakdowns and jump out windows.
everything should be available by prescription. psychedelics should be
available to anyone who wants to explore them and has passed a test to
demonstrate their mental heatlh. people with family histories of
schizophrenia or bi polar disorders or other mentla health issues
should not be prescribed psychedelic drugs for recreational use. as far
as very addictive drugs they should be provided for those who are
employed and succeeding in life enough that their habit will not
destroy their chance of havign a good life. the prescription would be
revoked if their life started falling apart. marijuana should be
available to virtually anybody. this is starting to happen with medical
pot clubs in california and is really causing no problems. the DEA
would still exist to regulate the natural black market that would be
created for prescription cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine,
benzodiazepines and whatever else could be sold to addicts who could
not get their prescriptions. alcohol would be regulated the same way as
other drugs. this is the most responsible way i can think of to end the
drug war without getting all of americas youthaddicted to drugs. organized crime would be gone and people could have an even handed education about drugs.