I've just seen too much damage meth does.

As to other "recreational" drugs, it's kind of iffy, depends on the drug.

Pot should be legalized.

Heroin not.

Is that song about cocaine for or against use?
I don't know.

The Beatles song "A Day In The Life" is anti-drug, IMO.
A guy has a practically nothing life, just taking a bus to work, his only "joy" in life is getting really stoned.

And that final chord, sounds like death to me.

Of course, most meth use isn't by prescription. It might be better if it were. Users would get pills to eat instead of powders to shoot or snort, they wouldn't be doing the stimulant equivalent of bath tub gin, they'd be subjected to at least minimal medical supervision, and, under the ACA, they are eligible for treatment.

Some meth users commit crimes. Those that do should be prosecuted (for those offenses). Those that don't shouldn't.

With the dying and the elderly is health problems.

That doesn't mean all drugs should be available without a prescription or that anyone has to supply the drug.

Meth actually is legal and is available with a prescription. Recreational use should be a valid reason to prescribe a drug, but that doesn't mean the physician should be absolved from responsibility.

The problem with making drugs illegal is they simply drive the supply underground which creates more problems than it could ever hope to solve. The results speak for themselves.

meth heads would be few and far between and they'd exist as a warning to other people to stay away from the stuff.

Every bathtub drug that has come along (and meth qualifies) has been far worse than the stuff it has tried to replace because of the drug war.

That song just tells it like it is for addicts. Anything that happens is a reason to use. Break a shoelace? Cocaine. It's Wednesday? Cocaine. Going to rain over the weekend? Cocaine.

from this exchange - http://www.democraticunderground.com/11701945

btw, jefffro - if you yell at someone with all caps - you might expect a little snark in return, fwiw.

and then want to spend a beautiful Sunday arguing about it.
Sounds like something to do when you are high on cocaine.

..... I'm sure lots of people decided to use cocaine on the basis of a pop song. Yeah, right.

Eagerly awaiting your posts proclaiming prohibition a good idea.

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He wants to ppr people here who do not support the drug war or who are in favor of changing current drug laws regarding cannabis - which - from what I can glean, would include the administrators.

This is a common tactic here whenever someone with an authoritarian streak doesn't like someone else's opinion - they try to label those others as libertarians, etc.

And, of course, this person lies about people here by saying they only care about drug issues - which is bullshit.

Must suck to be an authoritarian posting on DU.

eta, b/c I'm a curious sort in this way... here's the thread about JJ Cale that had him so upset. He's arguing for censorship. heh. Yeah, that's something I have no strong opinions about either.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023367151

I continually wonder why people think they can successfully call for members to be banned when they run out of arguments.

and this may result in them getting banned.

You think you've found some DUers who are right wing, but support drug legalization on DU. Rather than starting threads about it, attack the right wing views in the threads, and alert on them. I can assure you that MIRT frequently see and ban libertarians who sign up. But they can't tell them by seeing if they're in favour of legalization.

I don't think anyone has been given a pass for right wing views on DU just because they've also posted for drug legalization.