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Originally Posted by Sacamuelas
Analogies with the Prohibition era, often drawn by those who would legalize drugs, are false and inexact: it is one thing to attempt to ban a substance that has been in customary use for centuries by at least nine-tenths of the adult population, and quite another to retain a ban on substances that are still not in customary use, in an attempt to ensure that they never do become customary. Surely we have already slid down enough slippery slopes in the last 30 years without looking for more such slopes to slide down.
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Saca - Again most of your argument is brilliant but you do need to research US drug laws. Most of the naturally occurring substances were legal and readilly available until at least the 1890s, some well into the 20th century. Yes we had addiction problems (laudanum for one), no we did not have the same type of criminal activity. As for the rest about further invasion of privacy, loss of liberty - a very telling point. Can't refute that one. Peregrino
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