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5. The "19%'ers" are pharmaceutical and private prison investors.

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 09:01 PM

Jan 2013

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War On Drugs Has Not Been Worth The Costs: Poll [View all] Redfairen Jan 2013 OP

War on Drugs - another sick Nixon legacy... Cooley Hurd Jan 2013 #1

Kick,Rec,Sigh..................... think Jan 2013 #2

Shocking. Truly shocking. theaocp Jan 2013 #3

But I feel SO much safer knowing that my government is trying to make sure abq e streeter Jan 2013 #4

The "19%'ers" are pharmaceutical and private prison investors. Scuba Jan 2013 #5

The DEA would be crippled theaocp Jan 2013 #8

Pot accounts for about half of all drug arrests. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #12

Cocaine and heroin, etc. are not in the same league as alcohol. randome Jan 2013 #13

Support for legalizing anything other than weed rarely exceeds 10%. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #15

I think you are mistaken .. Lenomsky Jan 2013 #20

Here's a great place to "cut government spending" SHRED Jan 2013 #10

Is this even a question? Socal31 Jan 2013 #11

This is especially frustrating... bvar22 Jan 2013 #14

I'll be pushing (letters, phone calls, letters to editor, etc.) duhneece Jan 2013 #24

Yah, so why Obama cracking down on dispensaries? grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #17

Because the # of dispensaries grew dramatically. randome Jan 2013 #18

But drug war no good. why waste money? AMerica no want. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #19

Especially when the big-bank money launderers like HSBC... KansDem Jan 2013 #22

it has not been worth it. the war itself is a crime. samsingh Jan 2013 #23