Opinions - Drug Licences: An idea for the future

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Swim says:
A few weeks ago I was thinking about the legalisation of drugs and I had a thought that might keep people safer. My thought was that we use drug licences. You could get them similar to going and getting your driving licence and there would be a separate one for each drug.

To pass the test for the licence, you would have to answer questions about the drug such as proper dosage, what are the side effects etc... This proves that you have done some research on the drug and are more likely to use it responsibly. Also maybe for addictive drugs, test people to see if they are emotionally stable enough to use them with out getting addicted right away.

There could be different types of Licences for each drug some would have more than others. You would be able to obtain all licences. For example: Class 1 MDMA licence would allow you to possess MDMA, Class 2 MDMA licence would allow you to manufacture MDMA, Class 3 licence would allow you to sell MDMA but you must sell it in a proper store that is taxed by the government, Class 4 would allow you to import/export MDMA. If you have a licence to sell you must have a government official come and check the purity of your product every 6 months. For importing/exporting you must have a government official check purity upon departure/arrival. If you don't you will be fined. If you are found selling un-pure products you will be sentenced anywhere from 6 months to life in jail depending on what you are cutting your product with. Plus additional manslaughter charges if you kill anybody.

You would have to be 18 years of age to apply for any test. If you are caught with drugs and you do not have a licence you will be given 6 months in jail. Basically this makes it less likely for people who actually use drugs responsibly to get arrested for it (unless they are underage). If you are underage and get caught with drugs, you will get a fine. If you are caught using drugs irresponsibly and you have a licence for the drug(s) your licence(s) will be suspended for 6 months.

Maybe this is a stupid idea maybe it's a genius idea. Although, I think this way drugs might gain a better reputation throughout the world because people would be more inclined to use them responsibly.

I haven't thought too much about this so any ideas are welcome. I'm sure there's much more that could be added but for now that's all I could come up with. If I think of anything else I'll edit it in.

I hope this hasn't been thought up before, I couldn't find anything about it. Also wasn't sure if this was the right forum to put it in.