| This article is about people who are addicted to illegal | | | | be legal is a subject for another article.). In the |
| drugs, not people who become addicted to | | | | second place, money used to buy marijuana goes to |
| prescription drugs that were originaly prescribed by a | | | | criminals and is in many instances used to commit |
| licensed physician for a legitimate reason. | | | | more crimes. In the third place, some people resort |
| According to most defense attorneys, politicians, | | | | to crime in order to support their habit. In the fourth |
| religious leaders, Hollywood celebrities and Democrats | | | | place, many people while smoking marijauna, become |
| as well as many prosecutors and judges and as well | | | | idiots, and while being forced to talk to or deal with |
| as a large part of the American public who have | | | | those people may not be considered a crime... it |
| been brainwashed by the "politically correct | | | | should be. |
| arbitrators", drug addicts are victims. | | | | Many people state that the laws against using certain |
| As far as I am concerned, that is a bunch of | | | | drugs are bad laws, therefore it is okay to break |
| hogwash. Drug addicts are most definitely criminals. | | | | those laws. Well, I have news for them, if they use |
| Not only are they criminals, they are as bad as, and | | | | those drugs, they are breaking those laws (good or |
| should be punished in the same manner as, drug | | | | bad) and they are still criminals and they still deserve |
| peddlers. | | | | to be punished. Everyone has their own ideas as to |
| I don't feel sorry for drug users and addicts. A drug | | | | which laws are good and which laws are bad. If |
| user, with very few exceptions (ie: Someone with an | | | | everyone only adhered to the laws that they |
| IQ of under sixty), knew the very first time he or | | | | approved of then we would have anarchy. |
| she took illegal drugs that he or she was breaking the | | | | If you don't like the current drug laws, work to have |
| law. Therefore, the drug user, at that point, became | | | | them changed. In the meantime every time you use |
| a criminal. The drug user was not only breaking the | | | | illegal drugs you are helping someone either, a criminal |
| law, he or she was also aiding and abetting the | | | | or a terrorist, get into a position where they can |
| criminal that gave or sold the user the drugs. The | | | | commit more crimes, including possibly taking the lives |
| user was providing, or would in the future provide, | | | | of innocent people. This means that you could, |
| money or services to the peddler that would enable | | | | indirectly, be killing innocent people in order to have |
| the peddler to stay in business and to break more | | | | your fun. |
| laws. If there were no users, there would be no | | | | As far as I am concerned, anyone who would put |
| peddlers and if there were no peddlers there would | | | | people's lives in jeopardy in order to "enjoy" the use |
| be no drug lords. There would be no drug lords who | | | | of illegal drugs, should be sent to prison for a long |
| could use their money to commit murder, nor cause | | | | time. The idea that we should be helping and |
| murder to be commited. There would be no drug | | | | rehabilitating these 'poor', 'abused' drug addicts is |
| lords to bribe government officials, no drug lords to | | | | baloney. People that are addicted to illegal drugs |
| pay people to grow and cultivate plants to be turned | | | | started out as criminals and are still criminals. They |
| into drugs. In other words if there were no drug | | | | knew that they were breaking the law and, unless |
| users there would be no drug trafficking. | | | | they were really stupid, they knew there was a |
| People have said to me, "I only smoke marijuana, and | | | | chance that they could become addicted. They might |
| smoking marijuana should not be against the law | | | | have thought that they were too smart or too |
| because it is no worse than drinking acohol. | | | | strong to become addicted, but they still knew that |
| Additionally, if it is a crime it is a victimless crime.". I | | | | there was, no matter how small, a chance that it |
| tell them that they are wrong. In the first place | | | | could happen. |
| drinking alcohol is legal for people over the age of | | | | Remember, if there were no drug users there would |
| twenty one (Whether or not drinking alcohol should | | | | be no drug trafficking. |