Re: drug abuse among the homeless

proffsl wrote:
> Legalizing drugs would put an 'effectively-unlimited supply' of
> completely legal adult customers, virtually eliminating any
> predisposition to sell drugs to children.

And that's why legal alcohol is our #1 under-aged drug abuse
problem?  The actual facts of legal substances don't bear
out your claims about what would happen to illegal ones after
legalization.

> > Actually any drug abuse opponent in his or her right mind would point out 
> > that most children do NOT try drugs, and of those who do try them most 
> > don't go on to become chronic abusers.

> So, you're saying that child drug use is insignificant,,,

No, I am pointing out the fallacy in your assumption that
"They're going to do it anyway".  The fact of the matter is
that most are NOT going to do it, and less use illegal drugs
than either of the 2 legal ones.

> > And the answer to question 1) is still that the legal drugs are the ones 
> > that are our biggest problems among minors.

> Yet, in that school raid, they were looking for children selling
> Illegal Drugs, NOT alcohol or tobacco!

???

I am no more accountable for that bad decision than you are
for the homeless people who shoot up with dirty needles.

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