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A Declaration of a War on Drugs

Ranting on the USA’s policy towards the war on drugs – just blowin steam at a policy which does more harm than good and has long term negative effects on the fundamental freedoms of the citizens of this country…

A declaration of a war on drugs in this country is a declaration of a war on the populace of this country.

Calling the approach to dealing with the issue of drugs in America “the War on Drugs” is all telling.

Giving the title “Drug Czar” to the man whose job is to lead the war on drugs is all telling.

Making drugs outlaw simply means that they are not regulated by our laws – they exist outside of the jurisdiction of the law. So how else should they be regulated? They ain’t gonna go away, no matter how much you fantasize that they will.

All that outlawing them does is make the price of purchasing unregulated (thus unknown and even more dangerous) drugs more expensive on the black market – ask any former Soviet about the price of black market jeans in the 70’s and 80’s.

Artificially high black market prices fund the guns in the streets which are used to fight the territorial battles over distribution rights, in which many innocent people, including children, are also killed. With regulation, distribution is legally regulated. Without the artificially high prices, the motivation to fight for distribution territories dies.

Why is it that the deadliest and most addictive drugs out there, and the one drug that brings out mans more violent side, are legal and regulated by our government, while one of the drugs which is much more benign is vehemently and rabidly fought against and not regulated? Can you say Ostrich?

More people are killed by fighting over territorial distribution rights due to the artificially high prices set by a black market than die from drug overdoses – by an enormous factor. Ask any emergency room doctor to give you statistics from an in the field point of view.

While some 30,000 people die each year as a result of Cocaine (a tragedy), the number of people killed by nicotine each year is greater by a factor of 14 (a travesty).

The number of people killed by overdose of Marijuana is zero. (a joke)

Regulation of nicotine and alcohol restrict access to minors – this makes sense across the board, no?

Driving while under the influence of alcohol is regulated by law – this too makes sense, no?

Is this a sane approach towards managing drugs in America? Again, can you say Ostrich?

This policy has officially turned the USA into a police state – there are more people incarcerated in prisons in the US, per capita, than any other country in the world – if this isn’t a clear definition of what a police state is, please give me a clearer one.

China laughs at us when we condemn them as being a police state. Ha ha – so much for respect in the world community.

80% of those in prison are in for drug offenses. Building and managing prisons in the US is a major business. (a shame)

Our prisons are forced to early release potentially dangerous criminals because they are overcrowded. (with drug offenders)

In Texas, you get a longer sentence for possession of MJ than for murdering your wife. Maybe those sex offenders should move to Texas for the better deal?

Why is it a government thinks it knows more about our responsibilities as individuals than we do? I’m my own man, I don’t need no stinkin’ Big Brother telling me what my moral life should be – if I felt I did, I’d join the Calvinist Church.

Where is your congressman on this issue, whose only legal mandate under the Constitution of the US is to protect the people of his/her district and their rights? (not the corporations of his district).

Enquiring mimes want to Noh!