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To: Zon

Good, so law enforcement has helped keep it where it has been and not let it spread worse.


226 posted on 08/26/2006 9:05:13 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy

Good, so law enforcement has helped keep it where it has been and not let it spread worse.

No. The WOD has had the unintended consequence of maintaining an elevated level of drug addiction. There's much better educational resources and medical resources to address the drug problem with than were available in 1914 and 1970. The WOD, aside from its failure, diverts resources and attention away from addressing the drug problem as a medical and education problem.

The goal of ending the WOD is not to solve the drug problem. It is to greatly reduce the violence problem. Then we have to buckle down and rationally address the drug problem. Addressing tobacco addiction as an education and medical problem has been quite successful. Tobacco, more addicting than heroin.

The introductory video at LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) addresses that. Introduction video. Real Media (14 mb) - MPEG-4 (23 mb) 

228 posted on 08/26/2006 9:22:28 PM PDT by Zon (Honesty outlives the lie, spin and deception -- It always has -- It always will.)
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