Posts Tagged ‘controlled substance’

Those of you who know me know that I am not a fan of drugs. You also know that I am not a fan of restricting drugs. Such things are the right of an individual to decide. Mexico recently made a move I would like to see eventually implemented here. They legalized possession of small amounts of almost every drug. This allows a few things to happen. 1) They can put more resources into other crimes or focus on suppliers of drugs. 2) They can no longer use drug charges to harass individuals, an issue that always comes with too many laws and restrictions. The harder you make it to obey the law fully, the more power the government or those enforcing law to have control and manipulation power of the individuals they choose to. One of the key reasons to reduce restrictions on people is to reduce the temptation of control through favors and threats. Read the rest of this entry »