Great, let me finish up my monologue here and I'll open up the floor to comments. Like I was saying"Drugs need to be legalized and this is why"We all know that drugs are harmful and addictive. I'm not here to argue these points. They're very valid concerns. Legalizing drugs isn't going to dreamily make problems associated with addiction and irresponsibility go away. Did prohibition stop people from drinking? Of course not. Are there thousands of people in America hooked on legal prescription drugs? You bet. So here's my long awaited plan"We legalize drugs for those over 18 years of age. Sure there's always the chance initially that we see a spike in usage as people in this country are always wont to jump on the fad wagon. But in time, things will even out as far as usage goes and become similar to alcohol use, which is problematic, but surely tolerated by society judging by all the ads on television. And since drugs are now legal, domestic farmers and small businessmen and women will take the reins out of the hands of the dealers and cartels, which will become totally obsolete. The drugs will be inspected for quality and overseen by the FDA or USDA or some such inept entity. Drug prices will drop and also become much safer. Street crime will obviously diminish as gangs will be losing their bread and butter so to speak. Think about all those troublesome Mexican cartels running amok and unchecked south of the border"If drugs are legal here, they'll have virtually nowhere to sell their product. After all, it isn't the Mexicans buying all that dope from the cartels"It's the Americans. Lastly, the government, being the government will of course levy new taxes on the drugs. Most likely excise taxes, known better as sin taxes, which are currently levied on booze and cigs. A portion of this new found tax revenue can be used on education and rehabilitation. What do you think?
What about medical marijuana?
Good question, but rather moot I'm afraid. That controversy will end abruptly as marijuana will be legal and the need for special dispensaries and the like will be totally unnecessary.
What if people choose to drive while under the influence?
Then they get arrested. Look, I'm proposing the legalization of drugs not the legalization of stupidity and irresponsibility. If you drive high, you go to jail, just like before, that much doesn't change.
Thank you for allowing me to speak to you all this evening"It's been a real pleasure.
My Call: It's like one of those emergency broadcast system bulletins: "If this had been an actual emergency""If this had been an actual town hall meeting (Overgaard doesn't even have an auditorium, but they do have a lot of meth-addicts), I most likely wouldn't have been able to get a subsequent word in edgewise after daring to propose something as logical as the legalization of drugs.
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