TotallyOz Posted December 8, 2012 Posted December 8, 2012 Great interview on CNN with Sir Richard Branson. I can't find it on YouTube to insert here but you can see the full interview here. http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t4#/video/bestoftv/2012/12/07/exp-erin-richard-branson-wants-an-end-to-war-on-drugs.cnn Quote
caeron Posted December 9, 2012 Posted December 9, 2012 I agree with Branson, and think the interviewer really misses the point. Mary Jane may be a gateway drug, but if so, it's a gateway drug whether or not it's illegal. We really need to start thinking about drugs as a health problem, not a criminal problem. If we want to stop people using drugs, we need to offer treatment and support, not incarceration. We've created an incredible criminal class for no damn good reason while wasting billions and billions of dollars. TotallyOz 1 Quote
Members BigK Posted December 9, 2012 Members Posted December 9, 2012 Legalize all drugs. No longer a criminal matter. caeron 1 Quote
caeron Posted December 9, 2012 Posted December 9, 2012 I tend to agree. My view is that we ought to issue drug users licenses. You go to a a short course that tells you how much they'll mess you up, at the end, they give you a license that allows you to buy anything you want. We then spend all our money on drug treatment rather than a drug war. I would have thought that prohibition would have taught us what a bad idea criminalization is, but I guess we're just too puritanical a society to give up on the idea of prohibition. Quote
