Holy Smoke

[Odds]

AUBERGINE BAKE WITH APPLE AND PINE NUTS

(SERVES 2 AS A MAIN COURSE, OR 4 AS A STARTER) 2 AUBERGINES, 4 TBSP FINO OLIVE OIL, 2 CLOVES GARLIC, 1 CELERY STICK, 1 SMALL ONION, 8 MUSHROOMS, 1 TSP CHOPPED ROSEMARY, 3 SAGE LEAVES CHOPPED, 1 TSP PAPRIKA, PINCH CHILLI FLAKES, 75G GROUND ALMONDS, 2 APPLES PEELED AND GRATED, 2 TBSP PINE NUTS...

finooliveoil.co.uk

lol - okay, just don't put it on my table for an aubergine once ate Rangoon and they cannot be trusted.

 

[morqthana]

an aubergine once ate Rangoon and they cannot be trusted.

You are Scott DeShields Jr., and I claim my £5.

 

[morqthana]

A legal one though, massive difference.

A massive difference to the way users and sellers are treated, and the consistency of quality yes.

But not to the intrinsic nature of the substance, nor the harms done, nor the morality of allowing its sale.

 

[King Billy]

Yes but what new market are you talking about?

Troll.

 

[Highway Man]

Troll.

Reported

 

[Highway Man]

Alcohol is legal to buy and consume on licenced premises, drugs are sod by criminal gangs and is illegal. What actual justification is there to legalise the sale and the use of drugs?

 

[Odds]

Alcohol is legal to buy and consume on licenced premises, drugs are sod by criminal gangs and is illegal. What actual justification is there to legalise the sale and the use of drugs?

From the OP.

 

[Highway Man]

From the OP.

They are not Nuns, just another illegal business dealing drugs and turning out money from it by hiding away from the cartel avoiding having to pay them. I dont see this as any justification

 

[JohnD]

Keeping the illegal drugs trade profitable enriches organised crime and damages the public,

Same as Prohibition did in US.

The criminals don't want it legalised because they make so much money out of it.

 

[Highway Man]

Keeping the illegal drugs trade profitable enriches organised crime and damages the public,

Same as Prohibition did in US.

The criminals don't want it legalised because they make so much money out of it.

So legalising the drug trade is justified by the government taking taxes from it then, doesn't matter about the morals.

 

[King Billy]

Alcohol is legal to buy and consume on licenced premises, drugs are sod by criminal gangs and is illegal. What actual justification is there to legalise the sale and the use of drugs?

Have you worked out where the new market would be for criminals to exploit, if alcohol was banned, yet?

 

[JohnD]

legalising the alcohol trade is justified by the reduction in damage to the public by a legally operated and controlled business, the benefits to health and safety of the public, and the reduction of profits for organised crime. All very moral.

I have no objection to business paying taxes. Do you find it immoral?

 

[Highway Man]

Have you worked out where the new market would be for criminals to exploit, if alcohol was banned, yet?

Alcohol isn't banned, pointless question.

 

[JohnD]

Alcohol isn't banned, pointless question.

The benefits to organised crime in banning sale and supply are highly relevant.

That's why you want to avoid thinking about them,

 

[King Billy]

Alcohol isn't banned, pointless question.

The obvious comparison is with drugs, which are not legal, and that market being exploited by criminals, and when alcohol was banned and who exploited the sale of illegal alcohol.
I would have thought that even a numpty could make the comparison.