Columbia University professor says legalization of all drugs is 'fundamental right'

[PaceAdvantage]

https://www.foxnews.com/us/columbia-...rl-hart-heroin

What about my fundamental right for a world free of moronic college professors?

[MargieRose]

It seems that this professor's addiction has finally burned his brain.

There is no way that this zombie doesn't shoot up while on campus or at a "university workplace;" thereby, spitting in the face of so-stated university policy. With the damaging, ultra-radical attitudes of too many schools today, I'd bet that the university couldn't care less, anyway.

Then, there's his veiled, racist guilt trip that he lays upon the so-accused privileged whites: "...criminalizing substances has had negative impacts on the poor and [hold on, wait for it].......................people of color."

This heroin-using psychology professor needs his head examined...forthwith!

[acorn54]

i remember a psychology professor that said "man can rationalize any of his actions". so there.

[Dave Schwartz]

Well, he actually has a point that should be addressed.

(No, I have not gone off the deep end here.)

Specifically...
Why does the government get to legislate which negative practices should be illegal?


Why is alcohol - no doubt a big killer - legal?
Why are cigarettes - also a big killer - legal?
Why are opiates - a big killer - ilegal?

Logically, next would be guns, but that is really very different.

All of these are valid questions.
The thing is that they each come with valid answers.

(Personally, I'd lump cigarettes and opiates into the same category.)


Since both cigarettes and opiates...
cause great harm and are intentionally addictive by their producers, they should be illegal.

There should be a lifetime protection for those already with the legal cigarette addiction.

Of course, if these products can be re-designed to be non-addictive, I'd say legal is fine.

"But what about alcohol?"
Well, while it does SOMETIMES lead to addiction, I'd guess that the majority of people reading this use alcohol and are not alcoholics.


Just my opinion.

[Marshall Bennett]

Yeah right...murder should be legalized too.

[chrisl]

Originally Posted by Marshall Bennett

Yeah right...murder should be legalized too.

Sure seems like it is in some states.

[thaskalos]

The professor has a point...in a "free society", the "responsible adults" should be able to decide for themselves what substances to put in their bodies. But, once you legalize all drugs...how do you keep them out of the hands of the IRRESPONSIBLE adults? Doesn't our society have enough "victims" already?

[Tom]

It makes sense - the problems caused by drugs are with trying to stop them.
There would be no cartels if meth or crack were sold at Walmart.

People fundamentally want:

Drugs
Sex
Alcohol
Gambling

NO ONE will ever stop them from obtaining them.

Why can a women kill her unborn child but I can't have a snort or two?

[fast4522]

Anyone who exports death to these United States should be marked as the enemy of the state that the President, Speaker, and Chief Justice can sign off on for termination.