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Date Posted: 09:35:47 08/05/02 Mon
Author: BlahBlahBlah
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Re: The War On Drugs
In reply to: anon 's message, "The War On Drugs" on 11:06:36 07/21/02 Sun

There is some logic to this, as government allows the sale and consumption of tobacco and alcohol products, and derives revenue from taxing them heavily. The use of and addiction to drugs is a (major) medical problem. It should be dealt with as such, unless a criminal act is committed in the use of the drug(s). The idea of putting drug USERS into the criminal justice system is criminal in and of itself. To criminalize a person for drug use is causing more harm to a victim, and does not serve society.

Blah

>I feel a very good case can be made for the
>legalization and government control of the
>distribution of drugs. If drugs were distributed by
>Government to addicts at no cost, the drug cartels
>the would be out of business. They would no longer
>be able to corrupt governments, and society by bribery
>and intimidation. All of the money now spent on
>interdiction, incarceration , law enforcement, and
>the courts could be used to help rehabilitate addicts
>The recruitment of new addicts would be brought to a
>minimum because there would be no profit motive for
>pushers to entice children to try drugs. The human
>misery and damage caused by addicts in order to obtain
>money to buy drugs would be a thing of the past. The
>?war against drugs? has been lost. It is time for
>a new approach.

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Replies:

War on Drugs -- Nicoya Tiger, 09:51:53 12/08/02 Sun
- The War On Drugs -- anon, 10:23:48 01/01/03 Wed