Christian Democrats in the United States
Domestic Issues - Drugs and Alcohol If we have not encountered these problems ourselves, all of us have known someone touched by these vices. When individual abuse of drugs and alcohol causes problems for that individual or for society at large, we advocate a compassionate response of rehabilitation rather than the brutal response of violence. As a society, we must attack the economic and moral hopelessness that leads to the downward spiral of alcohol, drugs and violence. We recognize that prisons are a breeding ground for criminality, and we support the release and rehabilitation of all non-violent offenders with no record of offenses against others, property or public safety. Because demand for drugs leads to imports that fund enemies of the United States, the government must adopt a rational approach that enables it to better control that demand within a civil, medical framework. Subscribe to Posts [Atom]
Saturday, May 12, 2007
8:36 AM
Being illegal drives prices up way more than they would be if it were legal.
Politicians keep it illegal, but come on, you know they don't really do anything about it. Every once in a while they let the cops make a bust for show, or take down some Mexican truck with a bunch of schwag.
Do you think the politicians (gasp!) could be on the take?
It's not the kind of bribe an agent could catch them in, because it would have to come from a known constituent. And even if you caught one, you can't indict the whole system.
The only way to take power out of the hands of politicians and drug dealers is to legalize and return to the natural state of hemp manufacturing that this country was built on. Prices would come down and drug dealers would lose a significant chunk of their funding. (Let's face it, prices don't matter much to consumers, people still buy it.)
I personally cannot support legalization of other drugs like crack, meth and heroin, because I've seen those drugs destroy peoples' lives and make them turn on their friends. But if we narrow the playing field, we can tackle those real sources of social harm.
politicians and black market prices
Consider the facts — in California, for example, marijuana is the number one agricultural product in the state in terms of dollars spent... by far.Being illegal drives prices up way more than they would be if it were legal.
Politicians keep it illegal, but come on, you know they don't really do anything about it. Every once in a while they let the cops make a bust for show, or take down some Mexican truck with a bunch of schwag.
Do you think the politicians (gasp!) could be on the take?
It's not the kind of bribe an agent could catch them in, because it would have to come from a known constituent. And even if you caught one, you can't indict the whole system.
The only way to take power out of the hands of politicians and drug dealers is to legalize and return to the natural state of hemp manufacturing that this country was built on. Prices would come down and drug dealers would lose a significant chunk of their funding. (Let's face it, prices don't matter much to consumers, people still buy it.)
I personally cannot support legalization of other drugs like crack, meth and heroin, because I've seen those drugs destroy peoples' lives and make them turn on their friends. But if we narrow the playing field, we can tackle those real sources of social harm.
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