Stoned On Facts

 

1. I believe the Rand corporation did a study a while back, and Neal Boortz likes to mention it every once in a while, of what the cheapest way to reduce cocaine use in this country was.

   The cheapest...was education and treatment.

   But again, to play devil’s advocate: Prohibition didn’t work in the early 20th century with alcohol, it simply turned ruthless criminal scumbags into very wealthy ruthless criminal scumbags AND gave the Kennedy’s the money they needed to start a “dynasty”.

   Posted by Ryan       11/05/2005  at  02:35 PM  



2. Sodium—an element that burns in contact with water—must be smothered with inert oil
   Chlorine—an element that is deadly in minute amounts
   Sodium Chloride—table salt

   Results of 50 years’ WAR ON DRUGS --$Trillion$, tens of thousands, government power vastly multiplied.  Drugs today are stronger, more plentiful, cheaper than over.

   Distance the government’s nose is up your & my ass due to enforcement—one foot

   Deaths from legal alcohol and tobacco—millions.  Death from heroin and cocaine—hundreds.  Deaths from pot—zero.

   Percentage of illegal drugs cost attributable to risk taking by makers/distributors-- 99%+

   Reason for majority of overdose deaths due to unknown power and nature of stuff made in garages—99%.

   Prohibition—Established organized crime’s power, contempt for law, corruption of cops
   War On Drugs—Ditto

   Percent of drugs’ harm due to law enforcement—90+? 

   Number of sane people who think that War on Drugs has worked, is working, will work—0
   Number of cops who know this shit ain’t working—huge.
   Number of people willing to think and change things—????

   Posted by Oink       11/05/2005  at  02:35 PM  



3. Gotta love Penn and Teller. They did an episode on the War on Drugs too.

   Posted by Ryan       11/05/2005  at  02:42 PM  



4. Would I believe the source - the U.N.

   Somebody somewhere is trying to get a LARGER BUDGET.

   What is the real reason for these drug stats?

   I’m with oink and OCM that we breed contempt for the law with weed being illegal.

   Posted by Z Woof       11/05/2005  at  07:15 PM  



5. OCM - reading your post one must assume you grow your own Aren’t you ever concerned that someone might turn you in to the authorities?????  And I can’t believe you get on those of us who smoke cigarettes legally.............In one respect, I think I might be for legalization of for medicinal purposes - those who use it to relieve the pain of cancer seems to be a logical use for legalization...........otherwise, those who use it for pleasure do not have my vote!

   Posted by Dottie       11/05/2005  at  09:41 PM  



6. This, of course, explains the behavior of liberals --- just in case anyone actually cares why they behave the way they do.

   Posted by I.B.Curmudgeonly       11/06/2005  at  12:03 AM  



7. Yea, I don’t approve of Dottie’s smoking AND it’s bad for her. I want to make it illegal.
   Also, any man over 70 should be required to get government permission to engage in sex.

   Posted by Oink       11/06/2005  at  03:53 PM  



8. Looks like Stin & I might be in the minority as far as smoking cigs is concerned.....
   Oink - don’t go there about a man over 70.........trust me when I say he can outdo any man half his age.........

   Posted by Dottie       11/06/2005  at  09:55 PM  



9. Lucky for me I’m approximately 7/8th of his age. 

   Posted by Oink       11/06/2005  at  10:15 PM  

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