Drug Legalization

The vital part of the FDA[']s system is to ban drugs that are lethal. Please explain how the FDA can properly enforce their rules if they are unable to ban the drugs. " They can still label the drugs, which is sufficient. "I agree. Clearly, this government, that has banned Child Pornography and selling assault rifles to minors, could not possibly tell us what is good and what is bad. Clearly, the government should not be trusted. " You're using examples where government has been right. Government has been wrong before. Prohibition, which is similar to making drugs illegal, had horrible effects on America, including the creation of Mafias, the loss of tax dollars, and the increase in power of the black market. All of these continue with drug illegalization. . http://en.wikipedia.org... "Putting that to the side, are you telling me that organizations such as the ATF, which crack down on underage drinking and unregistered illegal firearms passing from person to person, are bad organizations that should not be trusted? " All authority should be questioned. If we accept authority without question, we'd still be British. "Now, how many people do you think, out of a random group of 1000 from the general public, understand any of those chemical compositions or its derivative names? " A Wikipedia could easily be set up to interpret these names. In fact, doctors could compile a Wikipedia that gave information on drugs, ingredients, side-effects, and what happens when multiple drugs are mixed, so that people wouldn't have to visit doctors as often. People would only have to visit their local libraries to use the computers. "First off, one clinical trial, no matter how bad the results, is sufficient to be labeled as 'tested'. So, the untested drug absurdity is gone from the label. " The FDA could require a certain number of trials before a drug can remove the "Untested" label. Furthermore, once the "Untested" label is removed, a new label, warning of adverse side-effects, would be put in its place. "Secondly, I don[']t understand what you mean by wanting to 'Re-label said drugs once they[']ve been tested'. " Why stock up on drugs with the "Untested" label when you're going to have to remove all of those labels and put the new, detailed labels on every single container? "My opponent has placed words in my mouth. I have never complained or claimed to have said that we need labels. We already have labels. We do not need what is already present. I did however say that the FDA is responsible for what goes on the labels. " Control over labels is all the FDA really needs. "First you advocate letting them all die, as that would be good for mankind. Now you advocate that we should heal them, as that would be good for the economy. Please make up your mind. " If they realize that they made a bad choice, and want to be healed, we heal them. Otherwise, they just continue to kill themselves happily. "Eliminated how? Last time [I] checked, the average lifespan of the disabled, are roughly the same as the lifespan of a non-disabled. " You have no source for where you checked. There is, however, bound to be a slight difference, as living with a disability is harder than living without one. "You[']ve basically said that Legalization of Drugs allows us to recognize those with the Suicide 'trait', allowing for their immediate removal from society. Therefore, you are advocating that we recognize and remove them from society. Otherwise, why else would we need to recognize them in the first place? " We don't kill the druggies. That's what the drugs already do. "Of course they will survive. Suicide is not a trait. " Drugs have negative effects on health. Suicide is no longer necessary. "First, suicide is an act. Can you say that Working as a bakery chef, is an inheritable trait? Of course not. For someone to want to become a Bakery chef, there are certain emotions and experiences that are required. The same for Suicide. " The inability to recognize drugs as bad is what qualifies them as suicidal. They don't really think that they're suiciding. "Secondly, most drug users are not suicidal. " But they're still stupid. Which is suicidal in itself. "Although, by stupidity, [I] didn[']t mean intelligence, but rather the specific stupid act, in this case of taking drugs, that is inherited as your suicide trait would naturally conclude, intelligence being inherited is a mixed issue at best. " Drug use is probably still affected by some genetics. You ignore the argument about the correlation between addiction and genetics. Just because there are environmental factors doesn't mean that there is no genetic factor. The increase of IQ over time is an argument for natural selection. "Even if they ant afford health care or cannot afford to see a doctor on a regular basis whenever they need to buy a bottle of aspirin? Or cannot understand [E]nglish as well as others? " Doctor Wikipedia. If they can't understand English, how are they buying the drug? "My opponent has placed words in my mouth again. I have never even stated that Companies have the authority to ban substances of any kind. That is what the FDA is for. .. " But some people have no reason not to. Driving while using drugs should remain illegal. The action being banned there is driving. Government could ban drug use on certain streets if people complain. This would confine the druggies to their own property. "He is now stating, that we should be concerned more about the liability than prevention. " The druggie could be prevented from doing his actions between when he leaves his own property and when he harms somebody. "Parks. public locations which contain people, but are not under the jurisdiction of a specific property owner. " The government still has the power to ban drugs on public property. "Firstly, you[']re only alone in your home if you are a loner or a loser. " Druggies are usually either loners or losers. "Secondly, there is a door. You can walk through it. There are windows. You can jump through them. " Such actions would not go unnoticed. "2. So would Child Pornography help the economy as well. Pass. 3. Again, so do child pornography holders thrown into jails as well. Its hurting the economy. However, illegal stuff are still illegal. Pass. " That is illegal because it involves abuse of minors. This is not so for drugs. "Let me ask you this, as a final question in this round. Who would you hold liable if a man who was high on cocaine, went into a public school, killed a dozen children and then proceeded to shoot himself? " He could easily be stopped before he reached the school. Teachers should be allowed to carry handguns. Problem solved. In conclusion, people have the right to do what they want to their own bodies.