Continuing Reagan’s failed War on Drugs.
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floridays
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Thank you Sir for the benefit of sharing your personal knowledge, and I appreciate your going the added mile with the other information. Thank you
I was being snarky. You're equating pot use with video games, sugar, etc.
probably. im not saying their socialized medicine is good; i have no idea, but their drug policy is the best.
Can you cite studies proving all of this?
It will be fine
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Well I'm sure easy access to addiction treatment is cheaper than incarceration.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Do you have kids?
He is spot on with that he is saying------if you were to sit there and point blank tell them that drugs are bad without having any supporting material they would quickly discredit anything further that you would have to say on the subject.
It will be fine
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Nope, it's common sense. Realistic education provides superior results to lies.
floridays
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Of course not, don't challenge his assertions or you will be hearing crickets.
i think i remember that too. incarceration is $60,000 a year or something.
I'm curious, does incarceration reduce crime? Most crimes are committed with the intent to obtain drugs. Will that stop once we decriminalize usage? Addicts will still need money to obtain drugs. Or do you think we should give addicts free drugs to treat them? Another Obamacare perk?
Catatonic
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Politicians pass laws to get reelected.
Are you not familiar with Nixon rejecting the advice of his appointed medical commision (Shafer Commission) but rather listened to Anslinger who wanted to preserve/increase his power he established as head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.
The hatred of the hippies by Nixon and the racism and power hungry nature of Anslinger is why the USA has such Neanderthal attitudes towards drug usage.
Ironically, both were alcoholics.
Additionally, relying on the police force to provide input on drugs is just plain stupid ... their jobs depend on the prohibition of marijuana and other scheduled drugs.
A Brief History of Marijuana Law in America
Part of Richard Nixon’s war on drugs, the Controlled Substances Act placed cannabis into Schedule 1, along with heroin and LSD, more due to Nixon’s animus toward the counterculture with which he associated marijuana than scientific, medical, or legal opinion. Indeed, in 1972 the Shafer Commission, an investigative body appointed by Nixon, recommended that marijuana be decriminalized and thus removed from Schedule 1. Nixon vehemently rejected the Commission’s report. The Schedule I designation made it difficult even for physicians or scientists to procure marijuana for research studies. Defining marijuana as medically useless and restricting research access ensured that it would not be developed for use in medicines through the normal medical, scientific and pharmaceutical protocols.
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So climate change is proven by science but matters concerning teenage drug use and pregnancy rates are proven by common sense?
It will be fine
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Theft would still be a crime. Possession wouldn't. Most people incarcerated for drugs are there for possession or distribution.
A different time. Take Republicans for example. Literally everything said is followed closely by the media and outfits like MoveOn.org. Trump doesn't care, but a stupid, off the cuff remark by many Republicans could cost them an election.
It will be fine
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Teen pregnancy and abstinence only education are linked in numerous studies. Feel free to google to your heart's content. I assumed you knew that one already, it's common knowledge. I just extrapolated those results to drug education.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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It is much cheaper to treat 'em than to incarcerate 'em.
Catatonic
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Not sure what this has to do with this discussion but "OK".
It's a known fact that most crimes are committed to ultimately obtain drugs. Addicts that can't work still want their drugs. Where do you think most get the money? Releasing everyone with a drug addiction will see a spike in crime.
floridays
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Is it the same common sense that says addicts without criminal records are more beneficial to society than addicts with criminal criminal records? That kind of common sense?
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