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[Consider Dudley]

Legalising drugs would eliminate so many problems in society.

I wholeheartedly agree with this. It's about time one of the major political parties had the balls to say so.

[CandyFlipper]

I wholeheartedly agree with this. It's about time one of the major political parties had the balls to say so.

Think greens are heading in that direction, and obviously it is also lpuk policy!

[Richard_A_Garner]

As much right as the State has to levy taxes,

None, then.

collect parking fines,

The state legitimately owns nothing. All land should be treated as unowned until peacefully homesteaded by individuals or private bodies, as their private property. They can charge parking fines if they want; but as for the state... again, none.

impose punishments and in fact do anything at your expense.

I prefer restitution to punishment precisely because I don't think it should be at my, or anybody else but the criminal's expense.

It would seem that you are an anarchist.

I am, but candyflipper isn't. He is a more moderate libertarian than myself, but regardless, we both think that peaceful people should be at liberty to do as they choose with their person and property, or that of consenting others; and that the only legitimate use of violence is to secure this liberty by impartially enforcing known and clear laws against force, fraud and theft. Use of one's person includes consuming plant food to gain halicinogenic and euphoric experiences.

Having been burgled by druggies I certainly do buy into the dangers.

Nobody is advocating legalising burglary. Please stay on topic.

I see no reason why this so-called choice should be available to anybody and would stamp it out with maximum ruthlessness.

Because peaceful people should be at liberty to do as they choose with what is theirs. Nobody hurts anybody else by taking drugs, in the sense of harming or depriving them of their person or property, or by buying them, or by selling them to those that want to buy them.

Just mind your own business.

[HM]

Think greens are heading in that direction, and obviously it is also lpuk policy!

The Greens won't go any more controversial than cannabis; they aren't doing it for reasons of liberty anyway (Caroline Lucas admitted on Question Time just the other week that the Greens have socialist principles.)

Great answer too Richard_A_Garner!

[Smidgey]

Having been burgled by druggies I certainly do buy into the dangers. I see no reason why this so-called choice should be available to anybody and would stamp it out with maximum ruthlessness.

I find it ironic that the very policies you support are the ones that caused you to get burgled...

Your actions cause the very thing you seek to prevent.

However, I wouldn't expect someone who admires the work of communist China to not be at least a little bit foolish and confused.

[Maroon]

Legalising drugs would eliminate so many problems in society.

...Like the defecit

[Liberty.Philosopher]

A state informed by classical liberal principles would ban with maximum ruthlessness those who would violate other people's self-ownership rights.