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Officers in Call to Legalise Use of Drugs
Edinburgh Evening News (UK) ^ | 14 Apr 2006

Posted on 04/15/2006 2:21:22 PM PDT by Know your rights

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1 posted on 04/15/2006 2:21:24 PM PDT by Know your rights
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To: Know your rights

Way to go, they should do the same here in the USA, when prohibition was revoked, we did not see as far as I know excessive use of alcohol, it was regulated, licensed, controlled.
This continued drug war is just maintaining job security.


2 posted on 04/15/2006 2:28:41 PM PDT by pennboricua
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This continued drug war is just maintaining job security.

That, and it gives its supporters the pleasure of pushing others around ... an unholy alliance.

3 posted on 04/15/2006 2:32:46 PM PDT by Know your rights (The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
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To: Know your rights

It should be legal, but solely within the confines of a private residence.


4 posted on 04/15/2006 2:37:03 PM PDT by xrp (Fox News Channel: MISSING WHITE GIRL NETWORK)
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Oh yes by all means let's go the way of the Euroweenies let them show us the way to Utopia...
5 posted on 04/15/2006 2:42:19 PM PDT by joesnuffy
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That would be a significant improvement. But why no "cocaine bars?" Shouldwe ban alcohol bars?
6 posted on 04/15/2006 2:43:18 PM PDT by Know your rights (The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
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To: pennboricua
when prohibition was revoked, we did not see as far as I know excessive use of alcohol, it was regulated, licensed, controlled.

The 2 aren't comparable. "Prohibition" was a misnomer, as personal production, possession, and consumption of alcohol was NOT prohibited. And we wonder why it didn't work? LOL

Of course, the idea to legalize all drugs is beyond ludicrous. The countries with the most lenient drug policies are seeing horrific results, as if that should come as a surprise.

7 posted on 04/15/2006 2:45:28 PM PDT by GLDNGUN
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To: Know your rights

Drugs should be made legal and illegal aliens made felons.

Vast resources would be freed to pursue the illegal aliens.


8 posted on 04/15/2006 2:56:01 PM PDT by Mark Felton ("Your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.")
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To: GLDNGUN

Where in the Constituion does it give the Feds authority to outlaw drugs?


9 posted on 04/15/2006 2:57:24 PM PDT by Mark Felton ("Your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.")
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To: pennboricua

The reason marijuana is a "gateway" drug is because it is illegal. The same underground networks that deal marijuana deal the harder drugs as well.

With marijuana legal people would have no reason to come into contact with the really nasty guys...


10 posted on 04/15/2006 3:00:26 PM PDT by Mark Felton ("Your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.")
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To: GLDNGUN
I'm on the side of legalizing Marijuana but legalizing all drugs is beyond moronic.

Unfortunately the pro legal crowd always manages to overlook the realities. Drug users are not going to become productive members of society because drugs are legal. They're going to become a burden. It's not like they're going to hold a job in the midst of a week long crack binge.

Then there are the long lasting health and psychological effects of long term drug use. Long term use of meth causes permanent psychosis. I know a guy who was institutionalized about two years ago due to the brain damage he suffered with crack and meth use. His parents say that he'll spend the rest of his life having his diaper changed and spoon fed like a baby. The parents lost everything in trying to pay for his care and now Jr is a ward of the state till he dies in 20 or 30 years.

On the other hand, I'll support total legalization if we can dump all our gun laws so we can eliminate the leeches as soon as they step out of line.
11 posted on 04/15/2006 3:03:44 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).

These are retired and active cops, DEA agents, judges prosecutors and other justice system employees, telling it from in the trenches of the WOD. They expose the WOD for what it is; a war against people.

About LEAP

[Video] Jack Cole Presentation/Interview on Horizon TV

http://leap.cc/audiovideo/LEAPpromo.htm 12 minute video introduction. Powerful

The most cognizant way to handle the drug problem I've heard: [Video] Jack Cole Audio/Video presentation of "END PROHIBITION NOW!"

[Video] Peter Christ, Rotary Club Presentation, Stockbridge Massachusetts.  Peter Christ, a retired LEO and founder of LEAP.

12 posted on 04/15/2006 3:05:24 PM PDT by Zon (Honesty outlives the lie, spin and deception -- It always has -- It always will.)
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To: joesnuffy
Yes, lets throw gasoline on a roaring fire.

While they are at it they need to legalize every form of sex trafficking, - nobody is hurt don't you know - and virtually everything else as well.

Whats this speeding ticket nonsense about anyway?
Ties up WAY too much time in traffic court.

Maybe they can just reduce their workload to zero, go home and get stoned, and lay around collecting benefits until the moslems kick their asses right out.
13 posted on 04/15/2006 3:05:54 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: Mark Felton
LOL!


14 posted on 04/15/2006 3:07:09 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: GLDNGUN
personal production, possession, and consumption of alcohol was NOT prohibited

Wrong. You need to read the Volstead Act.

L

15 posted on 04/15/2006 3:17:51 PM PDT by Lurker (Anyone who doesn't demand an immediate end to illegal immigration is aiding the slave trade.)
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To: Carry_Okie

ping, just for fun.


16 posted on 04/15/2006 3:21:55 PM PDT by bigfootbob
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How many of these libertines who believe they should be allowed to do whatever turns their crank also believe the rest of us have a responsibility to pay for their spoon-feeding after they become invalids from drug abuse?
17 posted on 04/15/2006 3:23:34 PM PDT by Dan Evans
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Oh yes by all means let's go the way of the Euroweenies let them show us the way to Utopia...

So since Europeans wear pants, we shouldn't?

18 posted on 04/15/2006 3:23:59 PM PDT by Know your rights (The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
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More progress is to be made by trying to outright ban booze (again) and cigarettes. Might as well go for junk food too. People are eating, boozing, and smoking themselves into disability, afterall...think of the children!

Just need a few agent provocateurs willing to push it, and a plan for others to rile up the masses and bring a large backlash.

19 posted on 04/15/2006 3:33:09 PM PDT by M203M4
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I wish FR would take out its next poll on whether to allow the private sector to regulate at least some of the less dangerous drugs, like marijuana. Prohibition of this sort is unconstitutional. But I won't expect the RINOS in congress to ever do anything about it. They like big government fanaticism and pushing people around. How many billions and billions do we waste on locking people up? And how much of the prison population are drug offenders? Half? 60%?


20 posted on 04/15/2006 3:39:53 PM PDT by Grebrook
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