Once you've examined the statistical evidence in relation to the so called "war on drugs" and its effectiveness thus far, there are only two very clear positions one can take: you can either accept the facts as they are or you can look away. It's as simple as that---there is no controversy here.

By accepting the evidence, it becomes painfully clear that the war on drugs is nothing more than a charade, and that it’s actually responsible for creating the conditions which allow and in fact promote drug-related criminal activity to take place--that's not to mention that the only reason these drugs lords are making the sort of money they are is precisely because of this so called 'war on drugs.'

However, as I mentioned, you can certainly take the other side, but you cannot do so under any rational grounds. The majority of arguments in favor of the 'war on drug' can all be broken down to an appeal to emotion or tradition, among other fallacious arguments.

At the end of the day, though, you cannot reasonably argue against the evidence. If you are sceptical, I refer you to read anything by Dr. Ethan Nadelmann and his colleagues. Also Chomsky did a good interview on this topic a couple years ago, and while his views are slightly different from that of Nadelmann, it is still worth a read if you want to understand the ineffectiveness of criminalization from a Chomskyan perspective.

Read it here: http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/20020208.htm

Legalizing or regulating drugs can be the most rational thing the government can do. But it's not favourable for a politician to be a person that encourages or solicit drug use. The majority of the population would most likely not vote for that politician.

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Originally posted by Invasionmix Legalizing or regulating drugs can be the most rational thing the government can do. But it's not favourable for a politician to be a person that encourages or solicit drug use. The majority of the population would most likely not vote for that politician.

thats because the general population is brainwashed about the war on drugs.

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"I am a police officer who supports incremental change toward the legalization and regulation of all drugs. This includes marijuana, heroin, cocaine and other substances." -he's got to be kidding. I don't think he knows what he's talking about.

Drugs or Anti-drugs has always been the central moneymaking cash cows for government. Legalizing and regulating drugs will put a huge dent in the pockets of those with vested interest.

Now I'm not talking about the little drug cartels...I'm talking about the Big Pharma companies that payout big to lobbyists and government election campaigns.

Case in point:
Drug production in Afghanistan has had a 40-fold increase since the US led invasion of the country in 2001.

http://bimchat.wordpress.com/2009/0...ords-this-year/

Canada's close relationship to Britain means that her hands are tied. Britain's convenient relationship with the USA only affirms that all drugs shall remain illegal in order to protect thier vested interest in Opium Production for dia-morphine by Big Pharmaceuticals.

British Farmers Recruited to Grow Poppies...click here

Diamorphine is used to relieve the pain caused by heart attack, injury, surgery and cancers. As baby boomers progress towards retirement...the need for such a drug is huge.

Currently the poppies are being produced legally – at undisclosed locations on farms in central and northern England – for processing in Britain by Macfarlan Smith, the Edinburgh-based pharmaceutical division of Johnson Matthey, the FTSE 100 company.

Macfarlan Smith, controls one third of the legitimate global trade in diamorphine, and has been producing it for medical use for more than 100 years. In 2006, farmers cultivated 165,000 hectares of poppies -enough to make more heroin than the world’s addicts use.

Since Afghanistan has doubled its opium production over the past two years, is now producing at record levels and accounts for 93 percent of the world's output. Opium is, of course, a huge cash crop, i'm sure that Afghanistan's opium is being distributed around the world and most assuredly to big pharma which is the only one who stands to gain the most.

If other drugs are legalized, it would only bring down market value and profits...so it stands to reason that legalizing would be Out of the Question!

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unless the government can profit from it, they dont really have a motive to change whats in place. it would be interesting to find out drug (if legalized and regulated) vs alcohol vs tobacco use in health risks, deaths, long term effects etc

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Originally posted by jchung52 unless the government can profit from it, they dont really have a motive to change whats in place. it would be interesting to find out drug (if legalized and regulated) vs alcohol vs tobacco use in health risks, deaths, long term effects etc

The government would profit from it.....taxes taxes and more taxes.

Before anything like this could happen the government would need to change the general populations view on the illegal drugs. Its something we won't see in our life time. Maybe our grandchildrens children might see this but we won't.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced The government would profit from it.....taxes taxes and more taxes. Before anything like this could happen the government would need to change the general populations view on the illegal drugs. Its something we won't see in our life time. Maybe our grandchildrens children might see this but we won't.

Well basically what i meant by it. The costs to change the public's view would be too high and the party wouldn't be in office very long either.

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Originally posted by jchung52 unless the government can profit from it, they dont really have a motive to change whats in place. it would be interesting to find out drug (if legalized and regulated) vs alcohol vs tobacco use in health risks, deaths, long term effects etc

Watch BBC Horizon's "is alcohol more dangerous than ecstasy"

A study over 10 years and 20 types of drugs legal or not.

Out of a rank of 20 (20 being the least lethal and 1 being the most)

E was ranked 18th (2nd least harmful)

Weed was ranked 9th

Alcohol is the 5th most harmless drug and if was new on the market today it would be classified as a A class banned substance

2nd deadliest is coke

and 1st obv. was heroin.




16th was steroids which makes me want to take some...jk...

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Originally posted by Capo di tutti 2nd deadliest is coke

screw you, bbc!

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Originally posted by chinamon screw you, bbc!

the bbc lies.

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I've been saying 'legalize' since 1994.

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