A couple of years ago, over a dinner of marvelous roast venison in the dining room just below the aft deck, I had an interesting conversation with a gentleman from Leeds.

After expressing his opinion that in his view Americans had “lost any sense of civility”, the conversation drifted to the subject of illegal drugs.

We both were in full agreement that not only was the “War on Drugs” both pointless and stupid, as any sane person familiar with the Volstead Act would agree, but that the ultimate solution would be far different than the tactics being used today.

Not only should all illegal drugs be made legal, but they should be provided by the government for free, on demand, with no restrictions on quantity.
Of course, to insure that minors were kept safe from the dangers of killer weed and other substances, valid identification would have to be presented by those receiving their daily fix. This information would be kept in a database freely available to prospective employers, law enforcement, and local governments.
Taken to its logical end, this would serve multiple purposes:
1. Remove any financial incentive for those involved in the illegal drug trade.
2. Stop the funnelling of billions of US dollars into foreign countries.
3. Most heroin addicts and cocaine users would be dead in less than 24 months.
4. Most methamphetamine users would be dead in less than 12 months.
5. Reduce the prison population in the U.S. by over 50%.
6. Substantially reduce the budget requirements of law enforcement, and make needless the DEA.
7. Substantially reduce that portion of society of lower intellect. ( ie: fewer stupid people )

After ten years, the government privatizes the industry, turns it over to the R.J. Reynolds and Anhauser-Buschs of the world, and taxes the hell out of it the same as a bottle of bourbon.

( Now, BEFORE you react, THINK about what I just said and THINK it through to its logical end. Be sure to include ALL drugs: heroin, cocaine, crack, meth, opium, LSD, ad infinitum. )

But hey, that makes too much sense.
Let’s buy more bullets, build more prisons, and put more young black men in prison.

Why is the man in handcuffs smiling?

Could it be for the same reason Nicholas Cage’s character in “Lord of War” was less than concerned about his arrest near the end of the movie?

The “War on Drugs” is but a means to increase the debt burden on the public in the form of increased taxes to support law enforcement, which will be perpetually engaged in “war”; and to incarcerate as many on the bottom rung of the socio-economic ladder as possible for minor drug possession and trafficking, further adding to the financial burden of the rest of society.

To wit:
Nixon’s “War on Drugs” has not had the least effect on the drug industry, other than to make it larger and more financially successful.
California’s “Three Strikes” law was passed after massive campaign contributions from the cement contractors’ unions.

If Mexico’s military and law enforcement agencies stopped dealing arms to those who are supposed to be “the enemy”, perhaps fewer people would be shot in the streets.
But it’s much easier for the Mexican government to blame the U.S. for its own problems and inability to deal with a government corrupt to its very core.

But hey, bring on more shooting and beheading stories and videos! Seeing all that blood makes me wish I had more tax dollars to send to Uncle Sam so he can buy more bullets and build more prisons!

hello. this is our war on drugs. we are responsible for
funding and encouraging this massacre. many people want
drugs. the argument about improving their lives is
inconsequential to personal liberty. our doctors could
prescribe these same substances with better quality and
under their care, instead of forcing the masses to
resort to a black market. is this the power of
organized crime, or just greed? why are the doctors
hand-cuffed by lieyering? is the real issue tort
reform?

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Seems that Mexico is as dedicated to supporting the illegal drug
trade as america is.

DRUG MONEY IS IN FACT FINANCING A REVOLUTION…THE GOVERNMENT IS A HIERARCHY
INSTITUTED TO SHIELD THE PRIVILEGED…AND THE SUPPRESSED CLASSES HAVE NO LOYALTY..SO
ITS A LONG BRUTAL FUTURE…