The What R U Doing Tonight Thread*

[Carrie]

I went to the gym. Feel great.

now lounging on the couch with a cup of tea.

[t-skywalker]

watched sitcoms with nathan and now im home and heading to sleep for work and the big cyber night tomo.

[Guineveire]

I'm editing this video all over again. fuck.

[Pennywise]

Staying in bed and watching hockey.

[mapleleaf4ever]

[SilverFaerie]

sitting on my ass , coughin up a lung;/ or maybe watching a movie :/ friggen head colds

[t-skywalker]

deviantbreaks at cyber !!!!! BREAKS!!!!

[t-skywalker]

this then bed

[Guineveire]

Cobalt- Tonight!!!
Yayyyyyer.

[thechix0r]

I am just going to go to the gym, watch top model and then go to bed

[t-skywalker]

going to the gym. then watching a movie.

[cutienikki]

Cook dinner, Study for my final...final exam and then cardio then do some sleep time...maybe not in that order either :P

[.muffy.]

America's Next Top Model and then heading downtown to meet up with Gusters to hit up Proper

[baby-phat]

Working graveyard.

[thechix0r]

Work for 12 hours, then I am just going to head to bed and do it again tomorrow.

[justShell]

celebrating my best friends 24th birthday. drinking some beer with close friends and watching the game!!

[radha]

City Centre Pub -- 35 min after I get up for lunch
*personal business after lunch*
420 @ VAG @ 4:20PM!

[Guineveire]

420
be there
or be GHEY!

[radha]

The first thing out of my mouth will be:

LEGALIZE DRUGS!

Here's why:

RECREATIONAL DRUGS SHOULD BE LEGALIZED
by Laurie Cook, MD Special To The Citizen, (Source: Prince George Citizen)
March 3, 2007

In a recent editorial, The Citizen discussed recreational drug use. I would like to take a contrary position and attempt to make a case for legalizing all recreational drugs, including marijuana, heroin, cocaine, crystal meth etc.

I do not question the harm that recreational drugs can cause, including the lack of motivation that often accompanies chronic marijuana use. My point is simply that criminalizing recreational drug use has not worked in the past 70 or so years that it has been tried. Recreational drug use has dramatically increased during this same period. In addition, criminalizing recreational drug use has created a large and hugely profitable industry which provides these drugs. Much crime is commited to finance users' habits.

Society does not criminalize alcohol consumption. Previous attempts to do so resulted in widespread disregard for the law and generated criminal empires. And these attempts did not work. Smokers are not criminals and the government aggressively promotes gambling. Both activities are widely accepted to be harmful and addicting. What about gasoline, hairspray and glue? All are used to "get high."

What is the downside of legalizing recreational drugs?

- -- Would recreational drug use increase? If so, where is the evidence for this? The Netherlands seems to be doing OK.

- -- Would drug-related crime increase as the RCMP would have us believe? Logic dictates the opposite.

- -- The U.S. would punish Canada for legalizing recreational drugs. I think this is quite likely, but I think also that the U.S. would get over it.

- -- Society would be "sending the wrong message." Fair enough, but what about alcohol, cigarettes and gambling? Maybe the right message is that the world is full of potentially harmful things and that personal choice and accountability are ultimately unavoidable.

What are the advantages of legalizing recreational drugs?

- -- Trafficking would cease to be profitable and would vanish.

- -- Drug-related crime would decrease as users needed less money to finance their drug purchases.

- -- Law-enforcement costs would fall significantly -- $370 million is spent annually in Canada for drug enforcement with much more spent on investigating crimes related to drug use.

- -- Court and prison costs would fall with fewer cases and fewer prisoners.

- -- Drug overdoses would become less frequent as drug strengths were standardized.

- -- If other western governments, notably the U.S., also legalized recreational drugs, drug-producing and transporting countries would become much easier to govern and much of the funding for world terrorism would end.

What should we do?

- -- Legalize all recreational drugs and make them available at low cost through government licensed outlets. Screen for underage customers. Most recreational drugs are extremely cheap to produce.

- -- Continue to make drug rehab programs available to those who want them.

- -- Take a serious, evidence-based look at the factors that lead to recreational drug use. Determine cause rather than association ( i.e. All heroin users used to drink milk. Does drinking milk lead to heroin use? Of course not ).

- -- Lobby other countries to legalize recreational drugs. The greatest benefits will result from widespread legalization.

- -- Accept that there will always be some people bent on self destruction in one way or another and that you cannot help someone who does not want to be helped.

Dr. Cook is a family physician in Prince George.

[Digital Over]

Getting higher than an elephants eye....ya smoking a doobie the size of a tree trunk! :)

[Vitamin-X]

Resting up for Saturday.

[baby-phat]

Heading to my buddy Scott's for some pre-drinking madness, then we're off to Jungle Room for Freestylers. :D

[Pennywise]

chillllllin.

[t-skywalker]

apparently im staying home tonight

[DefJef]

sittin at home with a nice fire eatin thai food and drinkin beeeeeers ohhhh yeah.