The "War on Drugs" is a scam! Especially the War on Cannabis. It seems obvious to me that marijuana has medicinal properties that Big Pharma doesn't want us to have. Who would buy their pain killers and nausea reducing chemicals if patients could grow their own?
Of course, this is not to mention that Big Oil doesn't want farmers growing a great crop of cannabis for clothing, fuel, rope, and dozens of other products. I suspect, though I don't know, biodegradable plastic could be made from it.
Decriminalizing drugs, especially marijuana, would save billions in law enforcement and billions more in commercializing it and collecting taxes.
Our current policy is plain madness, and it will never succeed in eliminating illegal drugs. What it will do is keep the drug cartels of Mexico well funded in their murderous rampage. Decriminalize drugs and the cartels will simply die on the vine.
Is the WAR ON DRUGS just Crony capitalism at work?
bob
2012/04/09 20:38:13
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Of course, this is not to mention that Big Oil doesn't want farmers growing a great crop of cannabis for clothing, fuel, rope, and dozens of other products. I suspect, though I don't know, biodegradable plastic could be made from it.
Decriminalizing drugs, especially marijuana, would save billions in law enforcement and billions more in commercializing it and collecting taxes.
Our current policy is plain madness, and it will never succeed in eliminating illegal drugs. What it will do is keep the drug cartels of Mexico well funded in their murderous rampage. Decriminalize drugs and the cartels will simply die on the vine.
Alcohol is seriously a dangerous drug, but it's prohibition was recognized as a dismal failure that made life worse in many ways.
Prohibition of drugs is a bad idea. You can not stop people from making and using any kind of drugs that have ever been or will be invented.
And in a 'free country', why would you want to?
Warnings about attempting to legislate the appetites of human beings?
Warnings about giving all the drug trade to criminal organizations?
Educate people, and help those who develop harmful addictions, as opposed to the gross injustice that we have today, for chris sakes.
The war on drugs is a racket as are all wars.
The stats fit in accurately with the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs conclusion published in the Lancet last year that most popular illegal drugs are generally far safer than the big two legal drugs.
So, what's the point?