Drugs and drugs
As we all know, there are two kinds of drugs. There are those sold in Little Interlect newsagents along with the Daily Mail to Mrs Frobisher, reducing her life expectancy by ten years and adversely affecting the health of anyone within breathing distance, while they discuss the other kind, which are taken by young reprobates in private. The latter are illegal, while the former are not only legal, but their usage is a libertarian issue, especially in public places. Even if they do make you, a non-smoker, ill too.
A smoker in Little Interlect reflects on youth today
We all also know that even mild drugs (italics denotes the illegal kind) like marijuana are gateway drugs. This means that people who take stronger drugs like cocaine or heroin have smoked dope previously. However, nobody ever seems to ask the drug users whether they have drunk alcohol previously, or smoked tobacco, or had a cup of tea for that matter. Or coffee, if you’re American.
But we also all know that people who sell marijuana push the hard stuff too. There is a good reason for this. It’s because they are illegal and can’t be bought elsewhere. If Mrs Frobisher could no longer buy her ciggies over the counter she would be buying them on a street corner with the rest of the druggies.
Posted: October 27th, 2005 under Commentary.
Comments: 7
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Comment from Chandira
Time: October 27, 2005, 4:59 pm
You know, I was disgusted when I visited home recently, at the amount of smokers, and the amount those smokers smoke.
I live in Seattle now, and I’ve been in the US for 5 years. I know the US is somewhat ‘unpopular’ abroad, with good reason if you ask me, but I’d rather be here with the non-smokers, thanks!
I got off the plane, and the first thing I noticed were all the zillion fagbutts on the pavement at Heathrow bus terminal. Ick.
Come on England, clean up your act! I’m not against people being allowed to smoke in public places, I think that’s fair, but I am against the mess it leaves. That was what shocked me. At least put your butts in the bin.
Comment from scribeswindow
Time: October 28, 2005, 12:52 am
I’ve just finished writing a feature article for one of my journalism subjects about the toleration of soft drugs in the Netherlands. I was fortunate enough to be able to visit there recently and came up with the idea of using that as my subject. It proved very interesting, everyone in Holland had a view!! Nearly all of them agree with keeping soft drugs legalised. Some of them even said to legalise hard drugs also, saying that it stopped people from wanting it. The fact that it was no longer illicit. Also, I was told that when it is not sold under the table, the price drops, making it a supply and demand issue. It proved to be very interesting. I plan to post the article in the coming weeks. 
Comment from Blighty
Time: October 28, 2005, 9:38 am
Hi Chandira, I don’t really believe in banning things, I just think we have contradictory attitude towards drugs. It seems based on inherited laws rather than morals, laws that don’t make sense. Why is being able to poison other people’s lungs a libertarian matter and taking other, often less harmful drugs in your own home, not.
Hi Scribeswindow, that sounds like an interesting article. Politicians here daren’t even discuss legalising drugs because of our hypocritical, illogical press. The tabloids run our country, if you didn’t know.
Comment from frobisher
Time: October 29, 2005, 10:02 am
Mrs. Frobisher hasn’t bought the Daily Mail since Lynda-Lee Potter died, she feels the paper is drifting to the “left” now. Also she has cut down on the Bensons’ but has started buying Xanax and Oxy-Contin over the internet, she can pay with her credit card so it must be legal.
Comment from Blighty
Time: October 29, 2005, 10:52 am
Hi Frobisher, I wonder if I came up with that name because of your comments previously. Perhaps I should change it by deed poll, I wouldn’t want to cast aspersions!
I’m surprised an ex-Daily Mail reader is using the internet. Isn’t she afraid of meeting child molesters and bomb makers?
Comment from Aginoth
Time: November 2, 2005, 7:13 pm
Could upset the American tourists as they get acosted on street corners and asked ” Do you fancy a fag mister?”
Comment from Blighty
Time: November 4, 2005, 9:26 am
If American tourist still come after the London bombings of course.
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