Ok, I can see your points of view (Captain and others) but we are not talking about LEGALIZATION here, the matter at hand is DECRIMINALIZATION, the drugs are still illegal. What is legal is the consumption, not the selling or the buying of such drugs, that is still very much illegal (as far as I know), but if you are a drug user (and/or abuser/addict) you still have the right to be so, which I think is fine, as I may have stated before, you are free to do what you want with your life, wether it's for the best or not.Originally Posted by The Captain
You make a good point there TasteyPies, that's why I think this initiative is good. If you would have decriminalized just one drug, say cocaine for example, I'm sure many would think the way you state here, the endless debate would still rage on about wether it is "ok" for people to consume them. Now, they can focus their attention to more important things like the real drug lords, and who knows, maybe they can clean out drugs more efficiently?
One friend told me that maybe one of the "agendas" behind the decriminalization was that people would now consume the drugs more freely and, because the drug "business" increased, the sources would be more vulnerable and more dealers could be arrested.
It's a good thought, who knows if they (Russia) had this in mind, although I doubt it will accomplish this, it is still a probability.
