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Sixty percent of the folks addicted to drugs in this country are using marijuana.

Perhaps sixty percent of the people in drug treatment are using marijuana. But EVERYBODY in drug treatment for marijuana is there because a court ordered them to go when they got busted for pot possession. Nobody needs treatment to quit smoking pot. If somebody wants to stop smoking pot, they just stop smoking pot.

So basically, the government forces people to seek treatment they don't need, and then cite the number of people in treatment as evidence of a problem.

And it is evidence of a problem - the problem is the war on drugs.

[JanineC]

Thank you! I agree. As the other poster mentioned...how many are using alcohol?? Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs around. The only difference is it is abitrarily legal. Alcohol causes more physical damage to the body and brain than most other "street" drugs. It also causes more violence than most other "street" drugs.

[davisdoug]

We must remember that these programs are big money. Good buddy of mine, with bad luck, has participated in every program Kalifornia has to offer. Anger management, Alcohol School etc... It's all about additional tax dollars and campaign contributions. Fact of the matter is the teachers of these programs are employed because they needed a job and are seriously worse off, addictively speaking, that 90% of the students. The other 10% should be serving time.

[UnBlinkingEye]

So basically, the government forces people to seek treatment they don't need, and then cite the number of people in treatment as evidence of a problem.

What is wrong with you? You make government sound like a collection of power mad control freaks. Everyone knows that the Constitution protects us from a criminal ruling class.

And it is evidence of a problem - the problem is the war on drugs.

I suggest the WOSD is only a symptom, the problem is out of control governance.