The so called "War on Drugs" like the "War on Terrorism" ignore the realities of each and are failures both.....

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The so called "War on Drugs" like the "War on Terrorism" ignore the realities of each and are failures both.....

Publius — 11/26/2004 11:21:21 PM (archived)

Both are problems best handled by other means. Both benefit from media attention. Both can be lessened by education and intelligent, professional handling. Drugs need to be approached as a medical problem not a criminal one unless the drugs are involved in a distinctly criminal act.

Acts of terrorism need be addressed as criminal acts and not glorified by the media as something above normal criminal acts that effect victims and the society in which they occurr.

Declaring "War" against either phenomena is an exercise of hypebole by mountebanks seeking political capital in the name of protection. The same racket the Mafia made famous.

Publius

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Medical marijuana before the Supreme Court again - E.P. Grondine - 11/26/2004 7:33:58 AM
- As I've said before, I'm for legalization, but against any government sponsership of addiction services. - Scott Evil - 11/29/2004 4:41:53 PM
  - Medical use and general use are two separate issues - E.P. Grondine - 11/30/2004 7:02:11 AM
    - re: The question then is one of regulation... - Scott Evil - 11/30/2004 6:11:33 PM
      - For the most part, yes - E.P. Grondine - 11/30/2004 7:08:24 PM
- The question is: Does the state have any legitmate interest in controlling dope use at all? - ebnelson - 11/26/2004 11:43:52 PM
  - You're confusing the issues: this is about mdeical practice, not about recerational use - E.P. Grondine - 11/27/2004 1:40:35 AM
    - No confussion at all. - Lee - 11/28/2004 3:43:48 AM
      - A lot of people are deeply insulted by your remarks - E.P. Grondine - 11/28/2004 4:58:36 PM
        
        Once again, it's already legal. It's called Marinol. - Lee - 11/29/2004 3:57:39 AM
        
        Once again, you're insulting, and Marinol is known not to be as effective - E.P. Grondine - 11/29/2004 4:02:57 PM
        
        Why grow it for free when one has the opportunity to enrich the pharm industry? (n/t) - Mary Anne - 11/29/2004 4:06:36 AM
        
        The same could be said for opiates. - Lee - 11/29/2004 4:19:13 AM
        
        Look assh@le - R.L. - 11/30/2004 7:11:00 AM
        
        Evidently, you didn't read all of the posts. - Lee - 12/1/2004 3:19:51 AM
        
        He did: I warned you repeatedly that many would find your remarks highly offensive - E.P. Grondine - 12/1/2004 6:46:10 AM
        
        Well you didn't understand. - Lee - 12/1/2004 8:05:39 AM
        
        He did understand - E.P. Grondine - 12/1/2004 5:44:39 PM
        
        You enjoy turning citizens in dire need into criminals - E.P. Grondine - 11/29/2004 4:31:26 PM
        
        And another group you insulted: several thousand physicians in several states - E.P. Grondine - 11/30/2004 6:43:24 AM
        
        Poppies have to be culitvated. Hemp is a weed. - Mary Anne - 11/29/2004 4:29:55 AM
        
        re: We could geneticly modify the poppies, or corn, or whatever... - Scott Evil - 11/29/2004 4:52:46 PM
    - this keyboard inversion is driving me batty: read "medical", "recreational" - E.P. Grondine - 11/27/2004 1:43:14 AM
  - And a drunk society is worse. The US is a violent society. - Bowser - 11/27/2004 12:20:46 AM
    - Don't look far - ebnelson - 11/27/2004 5:48:51 AM
- Like whoa dude, far out! - p - 11/26/2004 8:15:05 PM
- Drug prohibition is an idiotic policy that has failed from the start, and will continue to fail. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/26/2004 2:00:32 PM
  - The so called "War on Drugs" like the "War on Terrorism" ignore the realities of each and are failures both..... - Publius - 11/26/2004 11:21:21 PM
    - You wrote: "Acts of terrorism need be addressed as criminal acts and not glorified by the media as something above normal criminal acts that effect victims and the society in which they occurr" - David F Mayer - 11/29/2004 5:32:42 PM
      - Sorry, but that is precisely the only thing that will work..... - Publius - 11/30/2004 2:41:13 PM
    - Aside from the point here: medical use is separate from other use - E.P. Grondine - 11/27/2004 5:42:00 PM
      - Follow the dollars......... - Publius - 11/29/2004 2:23:18 PM
        
        There's nothing wrong with earning dollars - E.P. Grondine - 11/29/2004 4:24:52 PM
        
        free market.........that's sorta like the Holy Roman Empire.... - Publius - 11/29/2004 11:03:54 PM
        
        You still don't get it: this is not about "recreational" use and/or abuse, its about medical use - E.P. Grondine - 11/30/2004 6:33:24 AM
  - Pack up the skis and head for Hades! I agree with DFM! (n/t) - LJ - 11/26/2004 8:40:03 PM
- Yet another in a nearly infinite list of things that shouldn't be a Federal problem. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/26/2004 9:55:42 AM
- read "send" for "sent" (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 11/26/2004 7:43:17 AM

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