lol No, that's all me, Jafo. I didn't copy/paste anything. (which should be evident by looking at all my typos lol)

Edit: actually I did copy/paste the dates I quoted on prohibition. ONLY the dates, Not the paragraphs.

2 kids a wife two parents 3 grandparents tons of aunts and uncles many nieces nephews cousins friends and not one hates me and wants me in jail.  I have taken 15 years to write 400 poems and study all music.   I created my brain in the 3 years I spent in a closet thinking about life.   I keep putting things into effect and they always grow, I have voices so I get opposition but I subdue them (I give them their opions) but they must respect my opions.   And I have had years where literally a million thoughts produced good and truthful results.   I am not the lame man.   And no one wants me in jail! except Religious Zealots. -Jeremy Sr. bent on tradition

ok, these quotes are just painful to read.

I been forting my mind for 15 years so I am extremly blunt I am sorry to offend. -Jeremy Sr.

If all substances/drugs were legalized, then a LOT of people would die off and EVEN MORE would become addicts for life.

The Government, or whatever companies that sold the stuff, would make a lot of money, probably as much or more than Soda companies and Beer companies.

There may or may not be crime to *get* money to pay for legalized drugs ... although it would be a TINY PERCENTAGE compared to the current crime in order to get drugs.

Additionally, the main legalized "pushers" shouldn't be able to sell drugs to a felon. People who commit crime (and there are drugs involved) should get at least 20 years. People who commit VIOLENT drug related crimes should get the death penalty.

People who are obviously guilty of murder, related to drugs, should get an Automatic Death penalty with little litigation.

that is all.

Edit: To clarity, if all drugs are legalized then simple possession would not be a crime. Crime w/ drugs involved would basically be the new DUI, only far worse ... like attempted murder while high, or Bank Robbery while high, or Vandalism while high.

Of course they want money and power. However DRUGS are the primary division between a Gang and a Secret Society.

Gangs are easy to get into and are MUCH more rife with randomized violence.

Society -> ................................ Mafias > Gangs ... the lower you go there is more violence, drugs, and blood lust. Some Street gangs are just out to kill people and cause pain and suffering ... for the sole reason that its what they want to do. And the way the Mafias and Gangs operate is with DRUG MONEY.

Did you mean...

Google is so cool sometimes...

I "Partly" agree with this, my friend. Personally I think it would be a GOOD THING if a whole bunch of weak willed followers suddenly OD'd and killed themselves. Any MATURE person who knows how to do things in Moderation can handle getting a "buzz" without becoming a "Addict". Read the long ass post I made back on Page 1 of this thread and you'll see a more complete picture of my thoughts on the subject.

I don't think "even more would become druggies" though. That part I strongly disagree with. A "Druggie" is what I would consider a "Addict". Right now with my health issues and all the meds my doctors give me, sadly, I have to say my body Is Addicted to some of the meds I'm on. When I don't have my pain meds that I get prescribed to me Legally I'm in so much Pain I literally can't get out of bed, it's that Bad. From my point of view though it's the doctors and Florida's messed up laws that have caused my body to become dependant on these pain meds. I'd much rather be able to Legally smoke weed then have to take all these expensive prescriptions. I'm honestly very afraid that after I have my surgery I need that I'll end up having to go through some kind of program to get my-self off these pain killers the doctors keep shoving down my throat. If I decide not to take the meds they give me my life is a living hell because of all the pain I'm in and not being able to eat or sleep because of the pain.

If Pot was legal in Florida I wouldn't have to worry at all about being addicted to medications I need just to try to live a somewhat "normal" life. Doctors make more addicts out of people then illegal drug dealers ever could. Why? Because they get PAID to make people addicts. The federal government gets it's share by taxing the drug companies. Politicians get bribes and pay-offs by pharmaceutical companies. Our medical and health care systems in the US purposefully make addicts out of people who Really Need Medical help and care and they do it just to make more money. Pot is a universal cure-all, it's cheap, and people can grow their own at home and NOT NEED large corporations and they Don't Need to pay taxes on it. As such it's hard for the state and federal governments to track and regulate it, so instead they just make it illegal. By making it illegal they can also prosecute people for using it. This way they make twice as much money. It's a sad, Sad, state of affairs.

Edit: I Highly Disagree with your "Sentencing Ideas". Are you saying that because I got busted with a few ounces of weed I should be spending the Rest of My Life in Prison? That's pretty messed up man...

So far, drug use has increased since they were made illegal, just as alcohol use was rampant (and actually rose) during Prohibition.  Pretty much every country or state that has decriminalized or made a drug(s) legal has seen a decline in it's use, especially relative to areas with extreme penalties.  As to the OP,  no the drug war is not over or close to over unfortunately.  In the end, even though a vast majority of facts point to legalizing drugs being the most beneficial course, most people will never sway from their preconceived opinions because of confirmation bias, ignorance or whatever.  Each person also has to decide if they think that it is moral for the government to control what adults do with their own bodies.    

There are a lot of reasons to why Marijuana should be legalized Medically ... and at the same time if Marijuana WAS fully legalized it should be made with a patent block. Meaning that its open to the People, and not patent-owned.

Hybrid plants and grasses are copyrighted, and most of them are manipulated so that their seeds are not viable! Go to any landscape nursery and read the tags on the plants. not sure if that is the case for Marijuana or not, from what I have read it will change its sex in adverse environmental conditions. THC is what they say is the main active compound but they don't understand how the other cannabinoids SP effect it!

 I hate being drug through this crap....