How Ireland Could Beat The Recession

Fianna Fail want ideas on how to kick start the economy, so heres mine. In one quick step Ireland could become the richest country in the world. All they have to do is legalise heroin, and build airports for the influx of tourists.

Digressing...

They could never do this of course, legalising something like heroin suddenly overnight would be madness. It's actually the same reason they will never ban nicotine, a chemical just as "destructive" as heroin. If nicotine was given the same status as heroin in the morning, Ireland would fall into chaos. Murder rates would sky rocket as would nicotine related deaths. Addicts would drop like flies as they ingested all kinds of illicit materials cut with substances far worse to ones health than tobacco. Criminal gangs would gain immense power and wealth as they controlled all supplies of the "goodies". Crime in general would touch every section of the Irish public. Because of the wide reaching grip nicotine already has over people in Ireland, a ban really would be catastrophic.

And, people wouldn't give up smoking just because it was made illegal; not just because of their addiction to the chemical but also because they would be definite in their opinion that they are only breaking an unjust law. Nevertheless, those who continued to smoke would be classed as "evil, "scumbagish", "outcasts", "good for nothings" and "them folk over there".

While I have no personal interest in consuming substances containing either Diacetylmorphine or Nicotine, I am nevertheless fascinated by the dichotomy created with the laws surrounding both chemicals.