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To: WaveThatFlag
The "baby" (reducing self-inflicted harms) is none of the government's business, and there's no way to get rid of the bathwater yet keep the baby---intrinsic to criminalization of drugs are the following observed effects: deaths of innocents in drug-turf wars; deaths of users due to impurities or unexpectedly high potencies; enrichment of criminals; corruption of the justice system by enriched criminals; and lessened respect for the law in general.
105 posted on 05/13/2003 7:55:04 AM PDT by MrLeRoy (The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. - Jefferson)
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To: MrLeRoy
Talk to the hand...
106 posted on 05/13/2003 7:56:48 AM PDT by WaveThatFlag (Run Al, Run!!!)
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