[nopardons]

Historically speaking, there were and still ARE very good reasons for not legalizing / decriminalizing narcotics, opiates, etc. and that's part of the reasons why the PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACTS were pbegun in the early part of the 20th century. The Libertarians' blindness to historical facts and usual disregard to consiquences, is why they rail against things that the " feel " is " unfair ".

[Leisler]

Get your verbs accurate. Drugs are already "legalized."
Get your history accurate. The Pure Food Acts had to do with hidden ingredients in some few products. Many and most manufactures at the time went to great lengths to insure the safety and quality of their goods and thus in their own capitalistic interest, the value of their good name and reputation. It, the act, had little if nothing to do with narcotics and other drugs per se, just the labeling.

Actually, it seems that it is the conservatives that operate on feelings. The idea that someone, somewhere might be doing something, well, that is just too much and conservatives will sign on to every government power. At least the left like to build a school or a road or something. Conservatives just want government agents sniffing about ones windows at night. Kind of like prissy small town fundamentalists.

[rb22982]

Yes wonderful articles like this piece of propaganda led to the current drug war.