gplus writes "December 5'th was the 75'th anniversary of the alcohol prohibition in the US. Wall Street Journal has an op-ed that argues, that now may be the time to discuss our war on drugs and the drug prohibition we have now. The article argues that: "Most Americans in 1933 could recall a time before prohibition, which tempered their fears. But few Americans now can recall the decades when the illicit drugs of today were sold and consumed legally. If they could, a post-prohibition future might prove less alarming."
So. Is it because we don't remember a time where narcotics were legal, that we (us voters) fear their legalization so much?" Link to Original Source
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Should I take the same uncaring viewpoint that some did towards cyberwar? Monitoring a persons use of drugs would be beneficial to them I think, you have no way of knowing how much someone is using unless there is some way to keep a record, kind of like prescription painkillers I guess. Drug free lifestyle is not all that it is supposed to be and I do know both sides of that story. So why can't people that can control themselves be allowed their drugs without a prescrption? Probably because of weak wille
re what drug Problem. (Score:1)