Let me first make a couple of statements clear...I am not a drug trafficker, and also not a drug addict...not yet had my first puff of a cigarette(I am ashamed of my self for this).
To give you a context of the blog, I present the view of Milton Freidman(see pic) Nobel laureate in economics 1976 on this subject:
he stated legalization of drugs will " reduce crime activity directly, and at the same time increase the efficacy of law enforcement and crime prevention"
I have never understood the logic of illegalization(does this word exist ?) of drugs terming them 'illicit', at the same time allowing alcohol, nicotine and forms of steroids to flourish......its completely illogical. Who the bloody heck is government in deciding what people should consume and what they shouldn't. More youths today have access to alcohol and cigarettes than any point in history, this is exactly what the corporations involved in these business need..they want a loyal and long term customers for the junk they create.
Consumption of cocaine, marijuana or any other drug in small doses serves the same purpose as the legal drugs.Once legalization is done it allows for monitoring of the same activity which now is an extremely private activity. Billions of dollars are spent worldwide in the battle against drugs, this taxpayer's money could be used for fight against AIDS or other diseases. Also there would be a drastic reduction in criminal activities, deaths due DUI and complications with pregnant women consuming alcohol.
The biggest positive fallout would be that, these drugs will finally be out of the hands of the major drug moguls who fund some of the ugliest conflicts in Latin America, Afghanistan.....thus, it indirectly contributes to world peace(what more do you need ?)
All said, there needs to be a very strict monitoring of the quantity that will be sold since these drugs can be extremely addictive and far deadlier when consumed in large doses.Once regulations for these are put in place we must have a very peaceful and a happy social structure....thus reaching the pinnacle of social life THE UTOPIAN life.
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interesting da. But legalizing drugs wud lead to legalizing moral degradation. Whats to be noticed here is tat a majority of ppl rite now cant buy this illegal stuff because its illegal. Now if u make it legal, they dont necessarily need to go outta the way to purchase drugs. What this causes is excessive spending on drugs/other such stuff.
now u say tat sales of this stuff wil be monitored so as to make it strictly for ppl who shud be using it. But then ppl who WANT to use it and are NOT ALLOWED to, wil resort to illegal means.
@crazybugga
>>But then ppl who WANT to use it and are NOT ALLOWED to
appreciate ur point......
Since the adult population have an access, the most probable demograph resorting to illegal means could be very young kids..a strict parental monitoring should resolve this to a large extent....but then there is a loophole even blackhole(whatever it means)
all I have to say is..you don't have to feel ashamed of not having your first puff.TRUST ME.
okay I trust you.....now comment on the blog :)
I agree with u partly.There are lot of silly laws by the government. They try to play moral watchdogs.They have no role in personal lives. However, when someone impinges on others freedom they should step in..case in point public smoking...
hi jinu,
first things first, nice blog, the information is very interestin, acceptable and debatable too...
if one considers cigarettes which has been legalised, wy else does a grass n cocainse exists. The Govt when it tries to legalise will only do so for the softest form of drug(which acc to me is tobacco wen compared w.r.t grass, hush hish etc...wy am i being so open in dis???)but if one tries to legalise marijauna n cocainse which if consumed in small quantities( laws are enforced even if one has less than a milligram of cocaine) will lead to more deaths n complication
Even if Govt legalises this,it wil do so for a minor quantity? how can one assure there won't be further traffickin..coz if one gets used to dis and in lurch for more might put in efforts to get more using the drug lords of the world....which will lead to every Tom Dick n Harry running behind cocaine n drugs......
hence if one can ensure the drug trafficking is totally wiped out, den we can think of legalising these dangerous drugs..
I'll tell you what..well smoking is prohibited in most of the places worldwide, infact the Govt. made a big deal out of SRK smoking on celluloid (don).If they are so particular about the emittance of smoke then they should probably ban the production of cigarettes on a whole (marlboro,etc).Hooka ,pipes everything should just be banned. And pipes are considered to be a man's pride in the high society.When we aren't trying to eliminate this , leave alone drugs.
hmm...if govt removes the license of manufacturing cigarettes, how else will exchequer survive.....apart from our taxes, these are the ways n means of earning money for govt.....
Praveen:
It doesn't matter what was the intention....that was a good move to ban smoking in public...they just need to extend this law, so that there will be a complete ban.
Deepak:
Thank you for your time,it was an interesting comment.
>>govt. legalise will only do so for the softest form of drug.
Isn't this softest form too as dangerous as the so called 'hard' form...they create a population which continuously slides into ill-health ultimately leading to cause of their death.
>>how can one assure there won't be further trafficking
I believe,once these drugs are legalized the mafia hold in the production and sale is considerably reduced and trafficking will not be as big a concern as it is now.
All said,we may need more effective regulations to be in place to have everything working fine, this may need NGOs,Govt representatives,and researchers to come together and do a brainstorm for the good.
Neha:
>>If they are so particular about the emittance of smoke then they should probably ban the production of cigarettes on a whole (marlboro,etc).
Thats exactly my point..just go ahead and ban,then legalize and control the so called 'illicit' drugs
the Govt. policy of banning activities on celluloid with a notion these affect the population is total stupidity, the majority doesn't even care what is happening on the silver screen..Mr. Ramadoss just got another one wrong.....gosh our politicians!!
Hey deadly:
those comments are true to your name....why do we need taxes at the cost of human lives?
I agree it forms a good part of the final cheque.but then, there are zillions of other ways for exchequer to extort those taxes.
>>>>I believe,once these drugs are legalized the mafia hold in the production and sale is considerably reduced...
this will add to tbe problem rather than a solution..wiping the drug traffic is different n reduction is different... how can one assure that one Mr.X is satisfied with Govt mentioned amounts of drug ....Man always tends to aim higher my dear friend.....wipe out or don't legalise....
regarding drug's levels of danger, we can say that as u compare dem with a cocaine or hushish or..etc...cigarettes are least harmful. In dat sense its a softest form of drug.....
Also the coffee that one drinks is a drug which has huge side effects as per scientists but has nyone except me stopped drinking :)?...
regarding the govt's way of earning by legalising cigs, its not harmful as those mentioned in this blog.
Ofcourse even after legalising, the cig packs contains warnings of effects of smoking which tell us that the govt is forcing. if one wanns to try its at ur own risks...
so the million lives which die are at their own faults.
i wann finish soon, but juz curious...can u tell me those zillions ways of earning thru taxes?
Deadly: Are cigarettes a major portion of the contributions done to the treasury? If yes, the Govt. should ,or rather we should start removing the 'no-smoking' boards and slogans throughout India. Cos I believe in 'practice what you preach'.
>>Cos I believe in 'practice what you preach'.
wat u said is perfectly right...its u r belief..one cannot generalise the same....
regarding your Q for mojor contributors, YES ...cig liquor does form major chunk of money for the govt....
Yes Mr. Deadly, all humans have this perpetual quest 'need for more'.It certainly is true when it comes to
drugs and libido.
I am of the view,this need can be controlled on strict monitoring and also given the fact the substance
is not available out side authorized outlets should make it a welcome rarity.
>>can u tell me those zillions ways of earning thru' taxes?
...you never mentioned which kind,direct or indirect.....lol
Hey yes.. I think major part of the 'zillion of ways' should be indirect :)And honestly unless we don't have the will power to stop it.. nothing is going to work.How much ever the Govt. monitors etc, we can still cheat over them .. and we are !So unless and until we don't realise the wake up call.. things will remain the same as always.
XXactly NEHA...these are the points which i intended .....all these legalising n all stuff..is gonna increase the problem rather than solve.. As of now 10 people r gettin affectd and the remaining 90 even if they wann get in to the habit, dey don have the access..now by legalisin it...we will get into a mayhem...
jinu,
>>you never mentioned which kind,direct or indirect.....lol
i dono..it was ur comment and my doubts were on ur comment..its upto u to tell me which ever way it is...n den lemme see..if i can filter them in to direct or indirect....:D
>>now by legalizing it...we will get into a mayhem...
legalize and monitor must prevent any mayhem to a large extent, a country wide networked database,with user information and quantity accessed...sounds cool also is plausible.
>>i dono..it was ur comment
doing a search on the page, I notice that the word tax appears first in your comment(damn! I am sounding like a kid )
my comment was on your comment was on my comment was on your comment...ad infinitum...lol
Very apt time to quote,one of Demorgan's parodies of a Jonathan Swift verse;
"Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum. And the great fleas themselves, in turn, have greater fleas to go on, While these again have greater still, and greater still, and so on."
>>>legalize and monitor must prevent any mayhem to a large extent, a country wide networked database,with user information and quantity accessed...sounds cool also is plausible.
hmmm....not plausible for a country wid such huge population young man....all ur dbs files, user credentials n other sophisticated techie stuff cannot prevent a such a population frm doin ... actually...applyin the same logic to remove the exisitn drug traffickin has been a failure....how come by invitin the trouble to common man...we can be succesfull....?????/
hmm..ur correct..u still seem to be a kid...:D
nyways...i agree it was infinite set of my comments and ur comments..but still pls don forget..we haven got the answer for Zillion ways of earning for the Govt...
i m waitin...have to meet Mr.Thakur( the governor)on behalf of u..... lol :D
Hmmmm.....may be it can work,only if we give it a try.
"If you can imagine it you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it"
--William Arthur
The 'Zillion tax ways' was just a Colloquial English usage...you should have got that ;)
hmm..may be....or might be....but the facts are as different as EAST n WEST...we might have to strive towards that.
I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal.
Groucho Marx
Colloquial or not..was expecting one or two ways atleast... :D
a lazy sunday morning here...too lazy to type more than this...its better u do a google on this buddy :)
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