Good idea. Frees up the judges and prosecutors. Takes case loads off of the Public Defenders. Reduces number of people in Cook County Jail. Only thing I would change is a sort of three strike rule or escalation to it. If say you are busted 3 or more times in a year the fine/penalty increases.

New Trier loves drugs!

All drugs should be legal.

What makes me sad about this silly little "War on Drugs" is that it's easier to score scripts than it is weed, at least from a position of legality, that is to say if a cop pulls you over and you got a bag of weed it's instantly a problem but if you've got say your bottle or whatever from the doc no problem.

Those goddamn prescription drugs are handed out with little thoughts or concerns and they're much more dangerous than the weed is.

What makes me sad about this silly little "War on Drugs" is that it's easier to score scripts than it is weed, at least from a position of legality, that is to say if a cop pulls you over and you got a bag of weed it's instantly a problem but if you've got say your bottle or whatever from the doc no problem.

Those goddamn prescription drugs are handed out with little thoughts or concerns and they're much more dangerous than the weed is.

Portugal made everything legal. Stats show crime went down a pretty big %

They didn't make them legal. They lowered the penalties and made it easier for those who would otherwise be in trouble to get help. If we made theft legal crime stats would go down too. Just like I doubt you want your neighbor to be able to run a theft operation you probably don't want him to be able to run a crystal meth operation.

Those goddamn prescription drugs are handed out with little thoughts or concerns and they're much more dangerous than the weed is.

If drugs were legal, my neighbor wouldn't have to run a crystal meth operation because some multi-million dollar corporation would. And competing companies wouldn't be shooting at each other in the streets.

If drugs were legal, my neighbor wouldn't have to run a crystal meth operation because some multi-million dollar corporation would. And competing companies wouldn't be shooting at each other in the streets.

But your neighbor who is addicted to crystal meth would still come over and rob and possibly kill your ass to pay for his habit.

A multi-million dollar corporation sells food but my neighbors still have a garden and they still cook food at home rather than buying it all the time from companies.

Also, prescription drugs are legal, and who do you think is heavily involved in the distribution of prescription drugs? It's the people that are shooting at each other in the streets.

Oh, but making drugs legal would get all the gangs to give up and go to college!

A multi-million dollar corporation sells food but my neighbors still have a garden and they still cook food at home rather than buying it all the time from companies.

And how is that any different when meth is illegal?

I don't think prescription drugs should exist at all. Everything should be over the counter.

Tweak Local.

If everything was legal and sold in official government stores there would be no need to make your own. Selling it would still be illegal. The government would tax it and price it accordingly so as not to encourage street sales. If there is no money to be made there is nothing to fight over. Look at prohibition if you want a good example. That was in this country and only 100 years ago.

That is ludicrous. I can go to the local JHyVee and buy tomatoes but I still can grow them in my own backyard.

That is ludicrous. I can go to the local JHyVee and buy tomatoes but I still can grow them in my own backyard.