We need to Legalize all drugs. Sounds drastic but as long as there is one prohibited substance that will be trafficked and fill the coffers of Terrorists (plus Gangs, maffia etc.)
UN Report on the Situation in Afghanistan.
The militaristic approach to combat cultivation has not worked. A United Nations study documents a 59% increase in opium cultivation to 165,000 hectares of poppy fields this year.
"Blood money is funding the salary of the Taliban's weapons and role of active insurgents actively participating in the trade," United Nations drugs chief Antonio Maria Costa told a news conference in Brussels on Tuesday. The UN is concerned that the bumper crop is helping fuel the deadly Taliban-led insurgency in the sou
2007-03-06 01:49:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
You make a valid point about the costs of the War on Drugs.
There are other arguments against it also.
The problem is, how do we deal with the drugs if they are not criminalized? This would be a drastic change in policy, and if done abruptly could undoubtedly result in increased rates of addiction and deaths due to drug abuse; at least in the beginning.
This must be considered in making any changes.
2007-03-06 03:13:22 · answer #1 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL I love how druggies keep posting these....listen you are wasting your time....if the powers that be are making trans fat illegal, regulating where and when a person can smoke, creating laws dictating how to raise children (no spanking) there is now way in heck you are going to get your wacky tabbacy legalized, so go fertilize your secret garden and give it up.
2007-03-06 03:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
so what's the question?
2007-03-06 02:00:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋