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Originally Posted by Maggy J
And as dangerous as buying illegal drugs because you cannot be sure what the heck has been mixed into the brew.How many times has antifreeze found it's way into booze?
Anything cheap is likely to be a knock off with all the attendant ills so I've no sympathy for anyone being so stupid.
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Well that's down to those crooks who bootleg anything and everything like illegal iPhone chargers.Anyone who is willing to put their live in their hands is an idiot.
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Agreed I just don't think it's going to be any different than it currently is for tobacco etc. Some people will always go for the cheaper option.
Short term I think problems will increase as the number of users and the number of addicts will increase. Using the increase in revenue to fund education and treatment etc. will take time, as has the education on smoking and drinking.
I don't think that the current situation is sustainable, I'm just not sure of the solution.
I think there are two ways to go either increase of punishments to become a true deterrent or relaxing of laws, either one requires education
If laws were relaxed I think a massive increase in punishment of people abusing these laws are required. For example currently I think that causing a death whilst under the influence, driving or not has some form of pre-meditation and should have a greater punishment than normal not less.
You made the decision to take what ever drug (and I include Alcohol in this) so it's your responsibility for your actions.
As for increasing punishments, the result of driving whilst under the influence is a life time ban for the first offence, would it make people think twice? Or knowingly getting into a car with a drunk driver making you equally responsible.
People would think twice.
J