smiff: Yeah, I live in the country to avoid fumes. I sometimes see people joggin alongside a busy road, and think they must be doing more harm to themselves than good! I also understand the food thing, which is why I buy organic and avoid processed food as much as poss. I also use a minimum of household chemicals, and those I do use are less harsh alternatives. Futhermore don't forget flame retardents in carpets and sofas, plus paint fumes, plus plastic fumes etc etc. The list goes on. You can avoid some of the stuff, if you want to, and if you care. Problem with smoking in restaurants and pubs is that without a law, people will just carry on smoking in your face. Ever been on a dance floor and been "stabbed" with a fag by a flailing idiot? If people were simply more considerate, we wouldn't need a law, but people are not always considerate, unfortunately ... esp. when drunk!
I'm of the opinion that legalising drugs won't yield any larger amount of addicts and f*ck ups and "drop outs", it might do a bit, or there might be less. The change won't be massive whatever as most people will still just get on with their lives in the normal manner except they'll be able to buy decent quality stuff when they feel like getting wasted, and the government can have some tax and there won't be any criminals involved, just businessman ;-) With any luck, less people will drink alcohol and thus they'll be less alchol related violence and drink drive deaths and deaths from alchol poisoning (overdose) and liver failure etc But I doubt it, as this legal drug is well entrenched into society and is useful as a means of controlling the populace.
I'm of the opinion that legalising drugs won't yield any larger amount of addicts and f*ck ups and "drop outs", it might do a bit, or there might be less. The change won't be massive whatever as most people will still just get on with their lives in the normal manner except they'll be able to buy decent quality stuff when they feel like getting wasted, and the government can have some tax and there won't be any criminals involved, just businessman ;-) With any luck, less people will drink alcohol and thus they'll be less alchol related violence and drink drive deaths and deaths from alchol poisoning (overdose) and liver failure etc But I doubt it, as this legal drug is well entrenched into society and is useful as a means of controlling the populace.