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[Undertoad]

Prohibition of alcohol didn't stop its abuse. It worsened it.

Crack was created as a result of drug prohibition. Prohibition encourages the development of stronger and more potent forms since they are easier to transport and transfer.

Inanimate objects don't ruin lives. People ruin lives.

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Prohibition of alcohol didn't stop its abuse. It worsened it.

Crack was created as a result of drug prohibition. Prohibition encourages the development of stronger and more potent forms since they are easier to transport and transfer.

Inanimate objects don't ruin lives. People ruin lives.

I agree - anthropogenic emissions of methane through flatulence is one of the leading contributors to greenhouse gases, UT.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Prohibition of alcohol didn't stop its abuse. It worsened it.

Crack was created as a result of drug prohibition. Prohibition encourages the development of stronger and more potent forms since they are easier to transport and transfer.

Inanimate objects don't ruin lives. People ruin lives.

I completely agree. And guns don't kill people either. People kill people. Legalizing all drugs would be a huge mistake.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I completely agree. And guns don't kill people either. People kill people. Legalizing all drugs would be a huge mistake.

This seems like a non sequitur to me. To paraphrase: drugs don't ruin lives, people ruin lives. So legalizing drugs would be a mistake.
How does this follow?
Especially in the context of Undertoad's point that prohibition leads to stronger, more dangerous forms of existing drugs. This is true. Uncut heroin of reliable purity isn't likely to kill you. It may leave you glued to the couch gazing at nothing, but that's no-one else's problem. Its the petty-robbery-committing, dirty-needle-using, over-dosing-from-the-new-batch that is the problem for the rest of us, and this is caused, mostly, by prohibition.

Is this too far of thread? I'm an newbie here...