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From: mading@puff.UUCP (Eric Mading)
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Date: Sat, 3-May-86 13:42:49 EDT
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Posted: Sat May  3 13:42:49 1986
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In article <151@fai.UUCP>, ronc@fai.UUCP (Ronald O. Christian) writes:
> >   The relative addictive power of a drug has nothing to do with why the 
> >government passes laws outlawing certain drugs. 
> >tom keller
> **
> 
> Absolutely.  Otherwise, cigarettes would be illegal.
> 
> 			Ron

Do you remember prohibition?  Well, It didn't work.  Besides, there's nothing
really wrong with some moderate drinking.  The reason cigarettes are not ill-
egal is that a prohibition on smoking would never work.  We could have a
prohibition on public smoking and most smokers would obey it.  While drug
laws could not be enforced in private, they must be enforced in public,
and that's why I support drug testing.  In fact, in most places in America,
it is illegal to consume alcohol in public, except for bars and restraunts,
where I feel that public smoking can be allowed, if facilities are provided
for nonsmokers that are equivalent to the facilities for smokers.
     I now change my original position.  The relative addictive power of a
drug is not the only factor that makes it illegal.  It also is made illegal
based on its danger and public opinion about the drug.  Most people object
to LSD, cocaine, speed, angel dust, and marijuana.  Most people don't object
to alcohol, tobacco, and caffiene.

				   Eric.

> --
> 		Ronald O. Christian (Fujitsu America Inc., San Jose, Calif.)
> 		seismo!amdahl!fai!ronc  -or-   ihnp4!pesnta!fai!ronc
> 
> Oliver's law of assumed responsibility:
> 	"If you are seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it."