Originally posted by AThousandYoungi like this story
These guys are bad news, man. They're like the Taliban but lack the religious fundamentalism.
Guzmán reportedly strolled into restaurant called "Las Palmas" in Nuevo Laredo, with a fleet of bodyguards. After taking his seat, his men collected the cell phones of approximately thirty diners and instructed them to not be alarmed. "The gangsters then ate their meal and left - paying for everyone else in the restaurant".
If just marijuana alone were legalized in the U.S. that would take a big bite out of the cartels on both sides of the border. But even if we put the pragmatic considerations aside (less crime, more tax revenue, safer dope), I believe in legalization of all "soft" drugs and most "hard" drugs on purely libertarian grounds.
Basically, Obama and Congress should get together and at the very least repeal all the federal laws pertaining to marijuana. Let the states decide whether it should be legal or not. Culturally speaking, states like California and Oregon are radically different from states like Oklahoma and Alabama, and it's just idiotic to have a blanket law from sea to sea that -- and let's admit it -- unfairly favors a dwindling conservative attitude toward drugs at the expense of individual liberty.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungAgreed, the main criminal element comes from prohibition of drugs. Medical marijuana has already made a dent into cartel profits as mom-and-pop shops offer affordable supplies that don't have as many barriers getting there.
Just as prohibition on alcohol led to tremendous gang violence in the 20's, prohibition on other recreational drugs has led to the current chaos in northern Mexico.
Agree or disagree? Why?
Originally posted by AThousandYoungGenerally agree. for the last 40+ years Americas "war on drugs" has put many people behind bars, but with the right connections, anyone can purchase any drug they want. This "feel good" drug policy of Americas (supported by Americas right wing) has only enriched drug dealers, and created a drug mistique causing even more people to be drawn to drug use.😏
Just as prohibition on alcohol led to tremendous gang violence in the 20's, prohibition on other recreational drugs has led to the current chaos in northern Mexico.
Agree or disagree? Why?
Originally posted by bill718Anyone with the right connections can do just about anything illegal. I am sure the 9/11 hijackers had the right connections. That doesn't mean that any law that can be avoided with the right connections is a "feel good" policy.
Generally agree. for the last 40+ years Americas "war on drugs" has put many people behind bars, but with the right connections, anyone can purchase any drug they want. This "feel good" drug policy of Americas (supported by Americas right wing) has only enriched drug dealers, and created a drug mistique causing even more people to be drawn to drug use.😏