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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-12-13 05:28 AM
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1. Yeah.
Edited on Sat Jan-12-13 05:29 AM by Enthusiast
We could take the profit out of the drug trade in one day. The value of drugs would drop off the cliff. People in high places do not want this to happen.

We could treat addiction as a medical addiction issue instead of a crime-punishment issue. Unfortunately this would upset "their" precious status quo.

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  - Yeah.  Enthusiast   Jan-12-13 05:28 AM   #1 
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