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Drug use destroys the brain, especially in children. [...] People using drugs are immoral and irresponsible and costly to civil society. They drain the wealth of a country and destroy the emotional health of any children they are supposed to raise [...] Drug users cheat, lie, steal and generally have no qualms about treating others in inhumane, unjust ways. [...] drug use endangers children (many have died from neglect and accidents because of druggie parents), not counting the deaths caused by being on drugs of oneself and others. [...] The medical costs are costly also.

Is there any evidence that these claims are any less true of the legal drug alcohol? Should we recriminalizat that drug?

It already is illegal for children to use alcohol, so it is controlled. Alcohol does not impair the brain or damage it, if used moderately—in fact, alcohol can be beneficial. Drugs that damage the brain and impair logic and reason and ethical behavior need to be discouraged. Temperance needs to be encouraged. I drank beer when nursing my children :). Wine can also be healthy in moderation. I never had an alcohol problem and only got “drunk” once when in college (and learned my lesson).

Education is the most effective way (in Free societies)-—but we have immoral media which has powerful access to children brainwashing them into thinking the cool and beautiful and wealthy all do drugs. Media makes evil behavior “cool” and desirable—when in fact, it destroys all constructive relationships-—so one becomes dependent on government.

The Truth of doing drugs is obscured. The Truth when revealed—the ugliness—like in the Montana Ads for Meth-—reduced drug use by teenagers in half (or more). Seeing the Truth and education is the most desirable—instead of “laws” but we have the promotion of drugs and irresponsible behavior being promoted in Glee and MTV 24/7 to our youth to destroy Virtue—the only thing which creates responsible human beings.

We need no laws if the people are Virtuous. Virtue is necessary for a Free Republic.....known by all Wise people since Plato.

Our legal system and media mocks Virtue and marginalizes responsible behavior and glorifies dysfunctional acts—even rewards the behavior with taxpayer money—even celebrates evil (to corrupt the children) and takes pride in it.

Promoting Vice by government will destroy Civil society......Justice is a Virtue and only Just Laws can elicit a great cohesive society. Unjust laws will create a totalitarian one. (Cicero).

To correct society—I would get back to the original intent and meaning of the Constitution. We have too many laws and regulations—most are unconstitutional and created the “drug problem” since we have a welfare state and people are not responsible for anything.

People have to be forced to do their Duty and experience the results of their actions. If we had no socialism—people wouldn’t have time or resources to do drugs in the first place. Those stupid enough to indulge in drugs would eliminate themselves and their progeny from the gene pool.