Reply #11: Addiction destroys lives on many levels.

[iscooterliberally]

I'm not for unfettered access. If you are an adult over 21 years of age, you should be able to present your ID and buy what you need in the same manner as you would by alcohol or tobacco. I fully understand how addiction can destroy lives. Alcohol took my father, and ripped my family apart. This doesn't mean that other folks can't drink responsibly and enjoy themselves without getting into trouble. Drugs are dangerous, let there be no doubt about that, but illegal drugs are even more dangerous than legal ones. When there are no legal options it causes people to break the law. The war on drugs the way it's waged now, creates more crime and funds criminal organizations. It also causes our government on all levels to behave in a criminal manner toward our citizens. Ever since the controlled substances act was passed our country has slowly militarized our local police forces and turned them against us. Many cops are crooked because drug cartels can pay them way more than what they get in salaries. Yes, drug abuse is bad, but the way we are doing things now only makes the problem worse. We should fight for full legalization not because we all want to sit around and get high, but because we don't want our government trampling all over our constitutional rights.

Here's the link to Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

http://www.leap.cc/

Here's another link that shows some of the people who are victims of the war on drugs.
One was the mayor of a town.
http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/drug-war-victim/