It’s the USA - What Is Legalized Next?

In the bible belt there are still a lot of places that prohibit alcohol sales of any source and Sunday laws that outlaw certain businesses. I have seen some changes since I moved here back in 1987 and I expect continued relaxation of these restrictions as the public demands them.

I could see limited legalization of prostitution in some states, beyond Nevada. It'll happen in Oregon before it happens in Alabama though. Assisted suicide, we're already on the way.

Prostitution is of course already legal in certain counties in Nevada (not Las Vegas). But I don't see that spreading any time soon. Some other types of non-addictive drugs might become legal at least for medical use, e.g. MDMA (ecstasy) which has medical/psychiatric uses, and was only made illegal once it began being used recreationally.

Oregon has already decriminalized shrooms. A few East Coast states appear poised to follow.

It would be funny if it wasn't so sad. In a Christian America you can have your weed but at the same time repealed Roe v. Wade. IMO we'll see full decriminalization (instead of awkward gray zone) of P4P in Canada long before America.

I think a lot of these areas are going to be so in the red, that you’ll see legalized brothels that get the shit taxed out of them popping up. Desperation will make that happen.

A relative of mine owns a shop in another state that sells a substance called kratom. She likes the effects of it and I also have a friend who does too. It does have some possibly harmful side effects, though. It is not legal here in Indiana but I could see it being legal someday.

Shailynn- 48 states plus DC allow some form of gambling. The two that don't are Hawaii and Utah. Whether your favorite form of gambling is available in the state you're in is another question altogether.

I'm thinking someday they might allow people from any part of the world to just cross over the US border without any ID, health check or background investigation.

Mr. Orange - hasn’t that been the case for the past few years?

Seems like the next thing is more drugs, stuff like MDMA and shrooms like other guys mentioned. American culture is anti-prostitution to the extreme and one of the few issues that both parties agree on. The laws will get harsher if anything. We're overdue for a bunch of red states to copy the legislation that passed in Texas. Some politicians in blue states will make a show of pushing for the Nordic Model, but no law will ever be passed on a state level.

Maine already passed a law mimicking the Nordic model.

The Nordic model isn't legalization, it's faux-feminism.

Well now they're talking about starting a "Steroids Olympics" where everybody juices. They can't wait to start breaking all-time Olympic records and bragging about it.

^ Wasn't that an SNL episode?

In the major cities of Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver), as soon as the Nordic model was passed after prior law that outlawed incalls and agencies (outcall always legal), the police announced no change in enforcement unless underaged or trafficked against will. The prior law stuck down by the Ontario Supreme Court in one of the most comprehensive opinions ever since it violated the Charter of Rights based on the "safety of persons". I.e. it is much safer when legal. Then the conservative parliament passed the basically Nordic Model. However, police realized in the major cities, this made it more risky and refused to enforce it. There have been arrests and cases in some more conservative smaller cities of C36 (new law). I have kind of lost track, but for the cases, I recall, 3 declared C36 unconstitutional against the Charter - related to safety - and 1 case was lost. Latest I have heard is the "Crown" has not appealed to the Federal Supreme Court of Canada (which upheld the striking down the old law). A few years ago I had an outcall to my hotel who never showed up. We connected later and she told me she was stopped by police in my hotel parking lot. How they knew she was an escort is unknown. She was with an agency so had a driver. The police only were interested if she was a consenting adult. She assured them she was and she was free to go and see me. However, she was a bit rattled and decided to contact me later and not show up. There are zillions of great agencies in the major cities (especially Toronto and Montreal) that have drivers and detailed bios and pictures of all the escorts. It works wonderfully and safely, and if there is ever a bad client, there is no hesitation to report it to the police. The drivers that return the gals from the outcalls call about 5 minutes before time is up and if the escort doesn't pick up or return say after 10-15 minutes they will go to the room and if anything suspect will call hotel security or the police, although I have not heard that happening. Most agencies require names and, of course, hotel info, so if any problem will blacklist the client or report to police if attacked or something, again never heard of it happening. The result is the police go after underaged or suspected trafficked against their will and do not waste police resources going after private consenting adults.

This could be a far off “Jetson’s” future but at some point I wonder if speed limits on open highways will be abolished. Safety experts have said it’s not speed that causes accidents it’s the disparity of speed. The moron doing 90 sharing the same road space with an equally idiotic driver going 45. Self driving cars will become a reality so we Won’t need speed limits on open highways.

^ I get what you’re saying, but there’s too many total fuckups on American roads for no speed limits. They can do it on the Autobahn in Germany because they have much higher standards for earning a drivers license and throw the book at you if you violate driving laws, don’t have insurance, drunk driving, etc. Here, there’s so many unlicensed, uninsured dregs driving cars that letting them drive as fast as they want is scary.