AgentofEvolution

The interesting thing about drug prohibition, is that it causes most of the problems the average joe uses as an argument for continuing it. I find it fascinating how illogical we as human beings can be when we're emotionaly attached to an issue we have no knowledge of. The reasoning is so bad it's just flabbergasting. It's pretty insane, really--but goes to show how little thought goes into this issue.

I may be a bit naive, but I think drug prohibition will be repealed pretty damn fast as soon as the media starts to actually criticize these policies. If the right people got in front of a big enough TV audience to debate this with, let's say the Drug Czar, shit would hit the fan faster than you can say 'regulaton and taxation.'

So it basically comes down to how the media will cover this in the future. Even though this topic is packed full of ignorance on behalf of the average prohibitionist, the arguments (and science) for legalizing, regulating and taxing all drugs are so bulletproof, that it could happen in 5 years and it could happen in 50. But it's is happening sooner or later, and future generations will look back on this time in history with as much shame as we look back on slavery and other social injustices today. posted 03/25/2008 at 13:24:40