[Vision2020] self-govenment

[John Moss]

> I have always thought that the best way to control something is to
legalize
> it.

Right... right... and the best way to control gun use is to legalize it?
Otherwise, we'll just be padding the wallets of those blackmarket gun
dealers.

> My answer to your question [regarding market demand based on illegality],
> Mr. Nieuwsma, is "Yes".  Illegality of a substance
> strengthens the (black) market for it.  May I introduce into evidence the
> Prohibition?  Not only was the Prohibition wrong for legislating morality,
but
> once the Prohibition Amendment was repealed, alot of former alcohol
> distributors/sellers fizzled out with it (or entered the drug trade).

So to control drugs, guns, liquor, etc., we just legalize it all?

Or we would we do better to legislate "actions" rather than substances and
objects?

Cheers!

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Hansen" <tomh@FNA.fsn.uidaho.edu>
To: "'Sunil Ramalingam'" <sunilramalingam@hotmail.com>; <dale@courtneys.us>;
<vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 1:22 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] self-govenment


> Sunil Ramalingam stated:
>
> "What about our current drug policies?  Is it time to give up on the War
on
> Drugs?  Allow people to make their own decisions on what they want to
> ingest/inject?"
>
> Very interesting question, Sunil.  "Just Say No" will never end the
problem.
> There will always be a market for illicit drugs.  The black market (drug
> hustlers, etc.) love laws that forbid the sale use, or distribution of
> illicit drugs.  Those laws fatten their wallets.
>
> I have always thought that the best way to control something is to
legalize
> it.  This concept may work as far as the less impacting drugs (marijuana
for
> example) are concerned.  However, the thought of legalizing heroin,
> morphine, rupinol (excuse my spelling), etc. etc. really scares me.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
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