Quote from: Mbokani on November 20, 2016, 07:19:37 PM

Quote from: Sithara007 on November 19, 2016, 01:12:39 PM

Quote from: livingfree on November 19, 2016, 11:44:15 AM

I admire Duterte's war against drug. But let's get real, he might reduce the drug deals, labs and everything related into it but still Philippines will not be drug free.

Drug addiction can't be wiped out with the threat of violence. Even in countries such as Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, where drug usage can get you a death sentence, you will find large number of people who take drugs. Addiction to hard drugs can be fought only with awareness and medical treatment. And legalization of soft drugs will help vulnerable individuals to stay away from hard drugs.

how would you marginalize between hard and soft drugs,if you impose a ban on something people will find a way to make money out of the situation and that is how the illegal market flourishes throughout the world and the amount of punishment wont deter people from doing these kind of trades

Soft drugs are those who don't have any adverse effect on the human health. Examples are weed and peyote. They are different from hard drugs such as Heroin and Krokodil. If soft drugs are available, then people will refrain from using hard drugs.