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Oldenuff

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10. The other reason is:

Reply to Whovian (Original post)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 10:55 PM

Dec 2012

That is is likely that the cash from illegal drugs is the only thing keeping our economy afloat.

Still,decrim or legalizing makes far more sense than the failed policies we have been following for so dang long.

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Portugal's President explains how they cut drug addiction in half: [View all] Whovian Dec 2012 OP

Yes but insert non sequitur here. Nt. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #1

LOL. n/t Whovian Dec 2012 #2

+++1 patrice Dec 2012 #7

Well done!! montanto Dec 2012 #16

I don't drink, don't do recreational drugs (caffeine ... caffeine is my drug of choice) etherealtruth Dec 2012 #3

Duh. Oh, to dream of the day when that finally happens here. *sigh* Butterbean Dec 2012 #4

In America the most dangerous drugs are legal. It's how we keep our hospitals full. Gregorian Dec 2012 #5

Americans are afraid of addressing the ROOT CAUSES of addiction, partly because that patrice Dec 2012 #6

almost everything we do is backwards liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #8

What is it with the US? truebluegreen Dec 2012 #9

Religion. Whovian Dec 2012 #20

Probably true. truebluegreen Dec 2012 #24

The other reason is: Oldenuff Dec 2012 #10

As an added benefit they most likely cut violent crime hack89 Dec 2012 #11

Except that now we have privatized for profit prisons... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #14

End the war on drugs and empty the prisons hack89 Dec 2012 #15

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #12

Well, Portugal is different than the US _ed_ Dec 2012 #13

This was MyOwnPeace Dec 2012 #17

Majority of 'most wanted' are for drug crimes in my local area wishlist Dec 2012 #18

Actually dealing with a problem, Imagine that. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #19

Brilliant solution.... This is exactly what we should be doing... We first need to take the private midnight Dec 2012 #21

Alcohol, prescription drugs, tobacco. Causes of lost lives, ruined health, addiction, and death. LuckyLib Dec 2012 #22

ANOTHER GOP BAD IDEA ROBROX Dec 2012 #23

Maybe it's the graphic; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #25