And I disagree. Fighting the consequences of making drugs illegal is monumentally more difficult and pernicious than having to deal with the drugs themselves. When drugs are illegal, you have to cope with drug addicts, and in addition to that, you need to solve turf wars, murders, drug lords and cartels, fraud, blackmail and extortion, money laundering, civil rights issues, and the immense pressure that the black market (trillions and trillions of dollars, combined) exerts on otherwise law-abiding citizens and communities. When drugs are legal, all you need to do is treat the drug addicts and that’s it, because the rest of the crimes mostly vanish. This is not a wild theory — it’s based on the fact that this was exactly what happened after Prohibition was revoked.

So legalizing drugs would be the right choice. And illegal drugs showcase exactly the same moral hazard that would happen to the porn industry if it was illegal.

And if someone really bothers you with their smoke, you should either ask him politely to turn the cig off (if that’s appropriate) or consider moving to a spot where the smoke doesn’t reach you. That is civility.

And I think you’d agree with me that having to struggle to fight the consequences of forbidding drugs is better than legalizing then

I demand a new article because of this =D

Just read Santhros comment, i disagree, is not moral that is the most important factor for forbidding drugs (although its not a bad reason) but the consequences it brings. Someone that is drugged is an peril to the society, because it can drive car and etc.

I know, i know, we can drink and drive(not legally, but easily )… But thats stupid. Here on Brazil its one of the biggest causes of accident, the major one being Inattentive while diving (if i’m not mistaken)

Plus i’m profoundly bothered by anyone who smokes near me, im a jackass Can’t imagine having to take marijuana smell or a “drunk” on cocaine… Obs : I’ve read Rudd-O take on ciggars, disagree…

Sorry by posting in english, but my Spanish isn’t good enough for me pretending to be coerent O.O

Enough thinking !

Sólo la energía del sexo puede florecer en amor; pero todo el mundo, incluyendo a los grandes pensadores del hombre, está en su contra. La oposición no permite que la semilla germine. El palacio del amor es saboteado en la etapa de construir los cimientos. La hostilidad en contra del sexo ha destruido la posibilidad del amor. Al carbón se le quita la posibilidad de transformarse en diamante. Es debido a este concepto fundamental erróneo que nadie siente la necesidad de atravesar las etapas de aceptación, desarrollo y transformación del sexo. ¿Cómo podemos transformar algo de lo cual somos enemigos, ante lo cual nos oponemos, con lo cual estamos en guerra constante?

No es que sea inteligente que la gente fume, pero ¿porque diablos le voy a decir a una persona lo que debe hacer o dejar de hacer mientras no me joda la vida? Si uno es gordo, entonces, como produce daños a la salud, ¿me van acaso a prohibir por decreto que utilice aceite para freir mis comidas? No, cierto.

Ojalá que los moralistas que se dan golpes de pecho pudieran leer y entender un poco. Nadie tiene derecho a pretender que le puede poner un carril al comportamiento, gustos y preferencias de los demás.