Bad news in the drug war America is waging a phony war on narcotics (O'REILLY FACTOR TRANSCRIPT)

THE O'REILLY FACTOR / VIA EMAIL | 2/21/2003 | THE O'REILLY FACTOR

[RockyMtnMan]

Opium does have some legitimate uses as a drug, Percocet is derived from opiates, maybe we should simply have drug companies buy up all the stocks instead of dealers.

[MrLeRoy]

Its BS we can't have them produce something else other than drug plants, with all the economic power we have.

With all our power we haven't convinced South Americans to not grow coca.

[Wolfie]

How about Coffee?

Alternative crops are the way to go. Colombia wouldn't be the mess it is today if they could grow coffee beans.

[Wolfie]

We've been cutting deals with drug-producing allies since the 60's. Maybe if the Afghanis tried to set up a medical marijuana program, we'd finally get tough with 'em.

[RockyMtnMan]

I've often wondered why we couldn't set up an agreement between columbia and large drug companies to purchase all stocks of illegal substances. Part of the agreement would set production standards and establish accountability with regard to purchasers. The government gets to "control" the substance and the "drug producer" becomes a legitimate business. If the producer violates his agreement then he doesn't get to sell his product to the drug company and goes back to battling the government all the while his competitors are raking in legally earned profits.

If the drug companies buy up all the supplies then availability on the open street goes down significantly. Eventually market economics would take over and the price of a Tylenol 3 would go down benefitting the WOD groupies that get a headache from all this nonsense.

[headsonpikes]

My post #11 is positively drenched in irony!

Puh-leeze! No more congrats on having 'come over'. lol!

Besides, if I came over to the dark side, I'd have to buy a flashlight.

[TLBSHOW]

more than 50% to 75% of them showed traces of drugs in their urine at the time of their arrest;

snip:

For a number of decades, the existence of empirical relationship has been documented by researchers, as well as by criminal justice practitioners and drug treatment professionals (McBride and McCoy, 1993; p.267)"

Many of these studies indicate that nearly 80% of offenders have used illicit psychoactive substances during the course of their lives; more than 50% to 75% of them showed traces of drugs in their urine at the time of their arrest; 30% to 50% of the prison inmates show signs of dependence to illicit drugs; close to 30% were under the influence when they committed the crime of which they were accused. Cannabis and cocaine (2) seem to be the most popular products with these people in America, while heroin has proved quite popular in Europe (Facy, 1991; Ingold and Ingold, 1986; Kensey and Cirba, 1989; Lauwers and Van Mol, 1995; Sueur and Rouault, 1993).
http://www.ccsa.ca/Costs/brochu.htm

[MrLeRoy]

I've often wondered why we couldn't set up an agreement between columbia and large drug companies to purchase all stocks of illegal substances.

There's no reason to think drug companies are undersupplied, so where's their motivation to purchase excess supply?

[MrLeRoy]

more than 50% to 75% of them showed traces of drugs in their urine at the time of their arrest;

Which doesn't prove they were under the influence. let alone addicted. Read the rest of what you posted:

30% to 50% of the prison inmates show signs of dependence to illicit drugs; close to 30% were under the influence when they committed the crime of which they were accused.

Well under O'Reilly's claim of 70%. Thanks for helping to expose O'Reilly as an ignorant blowhard.

[Wolfie]

It all looks pretty scary. Until you start counting alcohol, then those numbers don't look too bad.

[robertpaulsen]

Thank you, TLBSHOW. I knew these pot smokers weren't just sitting around in their living rooms listening to Cheech & Chong albums -- they're out and about, committing crimes!

[MrLeRoy]

I knew these pot smokers weren't just sitting around in their living rooms listening to Cheech & Chong albums -- they're out and about, committing crimes!

Some of them are, just as some drinkers and some judge-sober persons are. What's your point?

[TLBSHOW]

more than 50% to 75% of them showed traces of drugs in their urine at the time of their arrest;

[Dead Corpse]

You know, 100% of them drink water. Water, as everyone knows, leads to crime. Even terrorists use water!

We've gotta have comprehensive water bans right now!!!

[MrLeRoy]

Read much?

[FreeLibertarian]

The War on Drugs is a success.

As John Walters says,"We are making illegal drugs scarce, expensive, and unreliable..."

That's Job One.

You forgot to close the sarcasm tags.

The Civil War on Some Drugs is a total failure that is destroying America.

[unspun]

Or we could just take the profit out of growing and importing these drugs - and save money as well. Except a whole lot of federal narcotics officials won't live off the dole anymore.

Oh yes, the economy would be so much better if it were easier for people to live the most hedonistic/nihilistic and irresponsible lives they possibly can.

Ayn Rand is dead.

[unspun]

How's your Libertarian recruitment drive coming? Find anyone here yet?

[unspun]

Seems yor thread has been intellectually infested with the Libertarian cult.

I wonder if the LaRouchies bother DU this much?

[TLBSHOW]

Hey unspun how are you tonight?