[Ken H]

Dutch drug policies do not increase marijuana use, first rigorous comparative study finds

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The study was funded by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Dutch Ministry of Health.

http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/03-04/05-03/drug_study.html

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link to FR post (#146) showing heroin addiction higher in Iran, Singapore and the US than in The Netherlands

[Ken H]

Patrick J. Buchanan: Afghanistan South 03/06/2009

There are two sure ways to end this war swiftly: Milton's way and Mao's way. Mao Zedong's communists killed users and suppliers alike, as social parasites. Milton Friedman's way is to decriminalize drugs and call off the war.

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Americans are never going to adopt the Maoist solution. For the users of drugs are all too often classmates, colleagues, friends, even family.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=30966

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2200610/posts