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http://www.businessinsider.com/new-faces-of-meth-ads-are-utterly-harrowing-2012-12

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For anyone who still wants to legalize meth... [View all]	Archae	Dec 2012	OP
Huh? Has anyone actually suggested that?	Sen. Walter Sobchak	Dec 2012	#1
I'm gonna go with no, no one has suggested that here.	tkmorris	Dec 2012	#2
Not here, but at other message boards, I saw meth being advocated for.	Archae	Dec 2012	#5
This is but 1 of 318,000 hits doing a site search for "legalize meth" (without quotes)	cherokeeprogressive	Dec 2012	#8
Well, that's the way a search engine works	tkmorris	Dec 2012	#13
I know how search engines work, thanks. Aside from that, there ARE a vocal group of people who	cherokeeprogressive	Dec 2012	#106
+1	arely staircase	Dec 2012	#108
Yes they have	jpak	Dec 2012	#98
I support legalization of meth.	JVS	Dec 2012	#20
I totally disagree.	justice1	Dec 2012	#39
AHEM	Occulus	Dec 2012	#59
Oh yes, there are a handful who broadly assert that all substances should be legalized.	Quantess	Dec 2012	#40
because ilegal drugs create a black market that cannot be controlled.	TeamPooka	Dec 2012	#65
I'm suggesting it right now.	naaman fletcher	Dec 2012	#56
I would legalize all drugs, including meth.	ZombieHorde	Dec 2012	#102
There are tons of people who wish to legalize MJ But Not many on Meth	dballance	Dec 2012	#3
Just Google "meth legalization"	Archae	Dec 2012	#10
Such a sad drug and addiction.	morningfog	Dec 2012	#4
It's a ghastly drug, absolutely a ghastly drug. I feel so sorry for people that get	RKP5637	Dec 2012	#6
I don't need your gallery.	Cleita	Dec 2012	#7
I don't recall seeing anyone advocating for meth to be legalized.	Kaleva	Dec 2012	#9
I think meth should be legalized.	ZombieHorde	Dec 2012	#103
They all look like they just leapt out of a coffin	Dash87	Dec 2012	#11
The one about half-way down the page was the worst.	Archae	Dec 2012	#12
Who wants to legalize meth?	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#14
And if someone posts "legalize all drugs"...	-..__...	Dec 2012	#15
Since meth isn't mentioned I'm going to assume 23 people weren't thinking	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#18
Meth is already "more legal" than cannabis on the federal level	Occulus	Dec 2012	#62
But the legally prescribed 'meth' isn't as nasty as the shit that is made by illegal labs.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#63
you've got that right	xmas74	Dec 2012	#117
Meth should be legalized	jeff47	Dec 2012	#75
So you want it legalized and regulated?	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#82
Yes.	jeff47	Dec 2012	#84
Because addicts are known for their rational behavior?	randome	Dec 2012	#87
When the doctor offers them something that works as well	jeff47	Dec 2012	#90
When addicts are given a safe and cheap way to get their fix, they'll take it.	backscatter712	Dec 2012	#115
Right here on DU.	A Little Weird	Dec 2012	#85
ahem	jpak	Dec 2012	#99
Posted AFTER my question was posted.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#100
I used to use a Chinese	femrap	Dec 2012	#16
IMO exercising should have occurred to you well before some eastern medicine.	TroglodyteScholar	Dec 2012	#55
Oh I did....	femrap	Dec 2012	#69
thwre all all kinds of reasons not to exercise, but none as good as the on big reason to do it	TroglodyteScholar	Dec 2012	#78
Actually meth use is starting to boom in Europe.	Codeine	Dec 2012	#66
I'm so old that	femrap	Dec 2012	#71
thank god meth being illegal has fixed the meth problem lolololol nt	msongs	Dec 2012	#17
The question is has making meth illegal done anything to solve or lesson	dsc	Dec 2012	#19
Meth is a real problem in this little town.	colorado_ufo	Dec 2012	#21
I would have no problem banning its manufacture	dsc	Dec 2012	#27
+100!	LynneSin	Dec 2012	#29
"It has no pharmaceutical use or value whatsoever."	Occulus	Dec 2012	#60
The unsafe manufacture is caused by making it illegal.	jeff47	Dec 2012	#81
I don't know why people believe meds are safe just because they've been perscribed	A Little Weird	Dec 2012	#88
The fact that they have to be prescribed indicates they are dangerous	jeff47	Dec 2012	#89
What town do you live in, if you don't mind me asking	Panasonic	Dec 2012	#109
I've never seen one either.	Mariana	Dec 2012	#123
It's good that people realize all drugs aren't created equal.	Warren DeMontague	Dec 2012	#22
Heartbreaking	complain jane	Dec 2012	#23
''The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.'' ~Tacitus, Roman Senator n/t	DeSwiss	Dec 2012	#24
And now for something completely different	rocktivity	Dec 2012	#25
so you are in favor of drug cartels profiting from the drug's sales then...	TeamPooka	Dec 2012	#26
Sad for you	stonecutter357	Dec 2012	#28
Nothing shocking there. I have lots of patients who look like that.	Aristus	Dec 2012	#30
Most of the hororrs of meth come from the shitty chemicals it is cut with on the street.	Kurska	Dec 2012	#31
These pics evidence of the success of the war on drugs?	RedCappedBandit	Dec 2012	#32
Yes, because there would be a lot more of them.	randome	Dec 2012	#45
LOL. Hard to argue with illogic like this. nt	Romulox	Dec 2012	#50
Is there evidence of that in other countries?	naaman fletcher	Dec 2012	#57
There are studies on both sides, of course.	randome	Dec 2012	#64
thanks nt	naaman fletcher	Dec 2012	#68
How many people do you know	RedCappedBandit	Dec 2012	#105
You really think it's that simple?	randome	Dec 2012	#110
I simply fail to see how the legality of the drug	RedCappedBandit	Dec 2012	#122
Support for legalization of various things isn't an endorsement of them	RainDog	Dec 2012	#33
+1 nt	Live and Learn	Dec 2012	#42
For meth, I think you're right.	Archae	Dec 2012	#58
^^^this^^^^	easttexaslefty	Dec 2012	#120
Decriminalizing it would have a net zero effect on user numbers.	alphafemale	Dec 2012	#34
Isn't the show Breaking Bad	SheilaT	Dec 2012	#35
If you think Breaking Bad makes meth production look glamorous...	Hyper_Eye	Dec 2012	#41
You must have been watching something else, Breaking Bad makes the meth world	Bluenorthwest	Dec 2012	#51
That's because you stopped watching.	Codeine	Dec 2012	#67
I thank you all for your responses.	SheilaT	Dec 2012	#93
tough show to watch, but	handmade34	Dec 2012	#107
And I can post	RudynJack	Dec 2012	#36
So what? Just think of it as evolution in action.	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#37
Outlawing the consumption of any substance = outlawing ownership over your own mind & body	Ya Basta	Dec 2012	#38
How has criminalization helped?	Warren Stupidity	Dec 2012	#43
Decriminalization is different than legalization. When you criminalize addicts, they are less likely	NC_Nurse	Dec 2012	#44
So true.	99Forever	Dec 2012	#46
Putting addicts into cages solves nothing	_ed_	Dec 2012	#47
Nope, didn't change my mind.	JoeyT	Dec 2012	#48
For any demoralized Drug Warrior who wants to beat up a strawman... nt	Romulox	Dec 2012	#49
I've seen posts from people wanting to decriminalize it, not legalize it.	marmar	Dec 2012	#52
When rich kids take meth it's called Adderall	Recursion	Dec 2012	#53
I want to legalize All drugs	fredamae	Dec 2012	#54
Removing the criminal stigma from addiction is not equivalent to sanctioning use of the drug	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#61
Your pictures actually SUPPORT legalization	Nevernose	Dec 2012	#70
At some point Darwin comes into play.	davsand	Dec 2012	#72
So should we show pictures of FAS kids as an argument against alcohol?	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#73
You can use pics of the alcoholics themselves.	Mariana	Dec 2012	#119
For those adocating legalization	Sheepshank	Dec 2012	#74
It would greatly reduce the problem	jeff47	Dec 2012	#83
Poor people	A Little Weird	Dec 2012	#92
And if I were dictator, the savings for ending the war on drugs would be used to help them.	jeff47	Dec 2012	#94
Costs	A Little Weird	Dec 2012	#96
There's not much room for price gouging when the drugs aren't patented.	jeff47	Dec 2012	#124
Heartbreaking.	polly7	Dec 2012	#76
You know, the war on drugs is a miserable failure	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#77
Propaganda.	ronnie624	Dec 2012	#79
Drug abuse should be a MEDICAL issue, not a criminal one.	Odin2005	Dec 2012	#80
+1 nt	Live and Learn	Dec 2012	#112
Yes, and that's somehow our problem?	Taverner	Dec 2012	#86
If you have a serious case of narcolepsy or ADHD, you can already get legal meth	derby378	Dec 2012	#91
Here 'ya go.	scratcho	Dec 2012	#95
Prohibition has been beneficial in addressing this issue in what respects?	TheKentuckian	Dec 2012	#97
Ken Burns Prohibition Series	AldoLeopold	Dec 2012	#104
I wouldn't either but legality has no impact on if they will or not other than making it more	TheKentuckian	Dec 2012	#116
Don't legalize it	AldoLeopold	Dec 2012	#101
i wouldn't "legalize" meth but	arely staircase	Dec 2012	#111
I'd advocate "prescriptionizing" meth.	backscatter712	Dec 2012	#113
Legalization of meth should not be equated with endorsing the use of meth	DefenseLawyer	Dec 2012	#114
Many end-stage alcoholics look just as bad as these methheads. nt.	Mariana	Dec 2012	#118
Meaningless grandstanding. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Dec 2012	#121