Supposedly, he's considering the legalization of cannabis for medical reasons, but I don't think that's good enough. Actually, the concept of legalization misses the point altogether. Why should anyone need government's permission to use cannabis in the first place? It's a plant. Is government the owner of all things? Is it our master? When it comes to the use of any substance--natural or not--people should be left alone unless they commit murder, rape, theft, assault, etc. Freedom is the issue.
I think it's insulting to many Filipinos to suggest that they can't keep themselves from committing heinous crimes of aggression while under the influence of illegal psychoactive substances. They can and they must; many of them do. When they don't, then they should be held accountable. Moreover, think about this: the same sort of argument you make above can be made against alcohol, which causes drunkards to "lose control" all the time. When someone gets drunk and psysically assaults someone else, we don't blame alcohol in general. We hold the person who committed the crime responsible. All other users of alcohol are left alone.
u compare the effects of alcohol to those raped and murdered kids and elderly under the influence of shabu??
if there are filipinos who are good citizens even when under the influence of drugs then apologies but I havent met one.they are justified perhaps.but how would the govt stop these heinous crimes?if your wife or kids or any family member will become a victim ,will you still have the same stance to shabu?you can control yours,some cant.
As mentioned before, plenty of people rape, murder, and steal while drunk on alcohol (without being on other drugs). We hold those people accountable for their crimes of aggression, but we don't criminalize all drinkers and we don't conduct a "war on alcohol." It should be the same with any substance.
Yes, I would have the same stance if that were to happen. Substance use/abuse/sales should not be criminalized, but acts of aggression such as murder, rape, theft, assault, etc. should be. Anyone who commits such acts should be dealt with accordingly, but people like the laundry lady who was recently victimized by government should be left alone. Government is the criminal, in her case.