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[–] skidmark-steve 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Not into drugs and never have been, but the extremes they go to in order to catch, and penalties they levy against users, are insane. Sure, bust the high profile dealers, but average users should never spend years in jail.

It is like the ban on prostitution. They're overstepping their bounds when they tell people what we're allowed to put into our bodies, and whether or not we are allowed to pay for sex, because they want us to end up in a sham of a marriage that falls apart in under a decade, like >50% of them do, as that is both a huge revenue generator for the establishment, and many religious fanatics believe that they have the natural right to tell the rest of us how we live. People are free to practice whatever religious beliefs they want, but the moment they start imposing those artificial constructs onto me is when I call them fanatics.

Legalize and regulate prostitution, like civilized countries do. And while you're at it, legalize and regulate drugs too, at least the ones that aren't extremely destructive. Not my problem (or right to tell) people what they can put in their bodies. But yeah, I personally have no interest in taking the shit

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[–] Scablifter 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The War on Drugs was started by Nixon and his cronies. HR Haldeman said "We saw a chance to put the boot into the niggers and poor white rednecks and we were to weak to resist it"

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[–] Runwithscissors 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The war on drugs is one the biggest load of bullshit ever.

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[–] TheBuddha 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Why is this in v/technology?

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[–] TheBuddha 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

At least you admitted it and I can respect that.

It makes me irrationally annoyed when people do that. Lately, the newer people keep putting the in the v/newsubverses sub. It's worse than 'alot' or 'noone.'

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[–] GoofyGrape 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It's a federal jobs program for cops. On the other hand, it encourages drug dealers to rob each other instead of the general public.

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[–] PraiseIPU 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The united states drug war is bullshit.

All the money thats been spent to prevent it has been a total lose.

The estimated amount of people that use drugs has not changed more then 0.1% in the last hundred years

Despite the exponetial growth in spending to prevent it.

Fucking get over your sunk cost and just stop.

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[–] PraiseIPU 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Aftwr legalizing weed in california people said all the prisoners in for weed should be released.

The governor said "we cant release them we need them for work"

There are dozens of american companies that used prison labor to produce their products.

It incentivizes keeping people in prison.

http://affinitymagazine.us/2017/06/29/heres-a-list-of-corporations-that-use-prison-labor/

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[–] FreeinTX 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

It took a constitutional amendment to ban alcohol and another one to unban it. Where's the constitutional amendments needed for drugs?

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[–] acheron2012 1 point 12 points (+13|-1) ago  (edited ago)

There is nothing in the US Constitution that any vaguely reasonable person could construe to authorize a ban on any substance.

Drug use is stupid. It is also a MUCH closer proxy for FREE SPEECH than Gay marriage will ever be!

For those that don't know EVERY evil done by the federal government hangs on the one lone clause "Regulate Interstate Commerce". Which FDR's Supreme Court lapdogs even expanded to include ANY activity within a single state that could in ANY way possibly EVER have any impact whatsoever (positive or negative) on Interstate Commerce. The specific law was one of FDR's countless unconstitutional edicts this one charging a farmer (in Pennsylvania if I recall correctly) with a federal crime for feeding his pigs grain he grew himself rather than buying the grain from Iowa.

If the federal government suddenly stopped unconstitutional regulation it could immediately shrink 80-95% in size and cost. That would instantly restore the "Golden Age of America" that was the last quarter of the 19th century. Americans don't need MORE help. They need fewer restrictions EVERYTHING else, including "The Drug Problem" will fix itself.

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[–] Diggernicks 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

If you want something to become bloated, inefficient, costly and under performing get the government involved.

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