I think it should be illegal to get drunk but not to drink a little.

I agree.

No way. Yay for alcohol!

Hey, cruella, how could you enforce a law that says you can drink alcohol, but you can't get drunk? What, is it based on the honor system? Or are they going to introduce the new 1 ounce beer cans I have been hearing so much hype about? Really, people are going to get drunk if they want to. If it makes them(or especially me) happy, let them do it.

I think that restaurants and bars should put some limit on the amount of alcohol people order.

Some places already do that, and I know that you already you knew. Still, how could you enforce that law? Oh, BTW, sorry about being so blunt before.

Lewkowitz, you may have made a good point but you don't have to be so mean to people.

I think all drugs should be legal, so...

I do think its ironic how in actual reality alcohol, which is legal, damages your body over the long run more so than light drug use (obviously not the hard core stuff) with say weed. But its pratically impossible to enforce legality issues with alcohol, look at the 1920s USA for more information lol.

You are so right oldmovie. And its not just internal physical damage that gets done. Think about the number of people who have died and/or have killed others while drink-driving. Think about the number of spouses that have beaten to death by their alcoholic partners. Think about all the emotional suffering that alcoholics are going through and putting their family and friends through. And those things can happen even in so-called "moderate" drinkers.

Alcohol-related illness is the second biggest cause of death worldwide, behind tabacco. We tend to get angry at smokers when they get sick and we blame them. We don't blame alcohol consumers, certainly not to the same extent. I think that is just so wrong.

"We don't blame alcohol consumers, certainly not to the same extent."

If a smoker gets lung cancer, we say he brought it upon himself.

If an alcoholic gets liver cancer, we say she brought it upon herself, just the same way. Believe me, they get the same crap smokers do. But still, freedom isn't freedom without the freedom to make mistakes.

The prohibition of alcohol leads to two certainties: An increase in organized crime, and little to no decrease in consumption. Bootlegging and moonshine-brewers will continue to sell alcohol untaxed and unregulated to anyone, no matter their age so long as they can pay.

The exact same thing is happening right now with marijuana. Studies show that it is FAR EASIER for a minor to get his hands on marijuana than it is for a minor to get his hands on alcohol. Why? Because of laws and regulations on the distribution of alcohol. Where marijuana is concerned, we have absolutely no means of regulating the drug.

I believe that most things should be legal. Cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana among them. Just because it's much more difficult to regulate if they're not, and prohibiting them will only cause more crime and will not stop anyone from using.

i think either all drugs legal or no drugs legal :)

I kinda feel the same way.

Well, from my experience with the issue, alcohol drinkers are blamed to the same extent as smokers. They are blamed, sure, but not to the same extent.

I guess it depends on where you live, because in my country it is far, far easier for minors to get their hands on alcohol than marijuana.

I get what you are saying about prohibition Cinders. I definately understand and agree with that argument. My "Yes" position is more from a philosophical standpoint, rather than a practical one.

ERm....no! WTF! People should be allowed to take whatever drugs they want why should it be the governments buisness at all?

Eh, no. I mean, it's not like we'd be able to enforce it anyway. Can you say "Prohibition"? lol.

SGI-090 i think that its the gov'ts business because of irresponsible people who drive while drunk...and people are dying...im pretty sure that thats the gov'ts business and that something has to be done...

I'm with HellaKute. If we take the general issue of 'illegal activities', which will involve government agencies (ie, the police, the prison system etc), alcohol is a HUGE factor.

'...irresponsible people who drive while drunk...'

So make it illegal to drive drunk. Ow wait... it already is. Perhaps that law should be enforced stricter and the penalty higher.

Right now it is illegal for a minor to drink and though some still do, it is regulated. People who give alcohol to minors are punished. Some bars I go to ban minors who are drinking and the people they got it from (they are quite strict about identification).
When alcohol becomes illegal that you lose all control over alcohol. People who illegaly sell alcohol won't give a damn about minors buying it: they are already doing something illegal so they won't mind selling it to minors.
You also won't have any quality check, to protect people from badly brewed alcohol or alcohol with drugs added.

And you'll loosetaxes. People will not stop drinking alcohol: the prohibition proves that. So you might as well make money from it which can be used for things like education, healthcare, defension etc.

Ow and prehaps a bit cynical and not really an argument pro but more like something I think is true: there are a lot of people in office who enjoy alcohol. I don't think they'll be really eager to ban it.

(It's 02.00 here and I'm having a high fever, so if something is unclear I'm sorry and I'll elaborate when asked.)

What type of question is that???????????????????

Should there be a limit as to how much you can drink yes. Should it be banned, no? People who are irresponsible shouldn't ruin it for those who can handle wine and drink it responsibly.

That being said I understand that drunk drivers get 1000's killed. Hence why I agree with Sappp; we need to enforce the laws better not make new ones.
I remember learning about prohibition in history class. When the 18th amendment banning alcohol was passed crime rates skyrocketed. People were selling it illegally and killing others over it. And they would drink in secret hence why it the law was repealed. My point is, America tried banning it before and it failed miserably, so bad in fact that they decided to take the law back.

Alcohol will never be illegal... It is a massive part of many 1st world countries' revenue... It is the same for smoking, hence why both are not illegal. I only want alcohol to be considered in the same way as marijuana... I don't see why alcohol is legal, yet weed is not, since it has proven thousands of times that weed is much less harmful than drinking. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind having a drink every now and again... I wouldn't be all too happy if it was made completely illegal (though, it definitely won't, anyway), because there's nothing wrong with drinking here and there.

I will make the point that New Zealand has a lot of laws revolving around drinking, and it is great, because it causes a lot of regulation - Even so, we still have quite a few troubles revolving around drinking. It will never truly be something that causes no trouble whatsoever, but we can at least try, anyway.

I will make a quick point, too - If alcohol is legal, then marijuana should, at the very least, be decriminalised - I'd actually rather it wasn't made illegal, because that would be troublesome and allow for capitalism to make money from it... But, if it was decriminalised, at least people wouldn't get in trouble with the law for selling and smoking the stuff.