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dougolat

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8. Like we should have learned from Prohibition...

Reply to polly7 (Original post)

Sun Sep 13, 2015, 12:42 PM

Sep 2015

...it's the illegality that supports the profits, and a cascade of unintended consequences worse than the original problem.

(and the prohibition of alcohol also benefited the petroleum industry by "smashing the stills" used to supply alcohol fuel for rural America's mechanization. Similarly, the later ban on hemp locked in the future for petroleum by-products, slamming the door on less poisonous and more biodegradable hemp derived alternatives; thus the Plague of Poisonous Petroleum Products was contrived, not inevitable.)

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I hope this gets lots of eyes. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #1

this man needs a national platform to speak from virtualobserver Sep 2015 #2

+1. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #3

K & R AzDar Sep 2015 #4

The "War on Drugs" Keeps Paychecks Coming For Prison Guards? NonMetro Sep 2015 #5

It is the pretext for a police state is what it is and always has been. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #6

Amen. And a way to disenfranchise non-whites. nt raccoon Sep 2015 #15

It's been very effective for that. bemildred Sep 2015 #16

Brilliant man. Want to read that book.I wonder how he jwirr Sep 2015 #7

I found the book on Amazon here and ordered it. polly7 Sep 2015 #17

Like we should have learned from Prohibition... dougolat Sep 2015 #8

I've advocating decriminalizing all drugs forever. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #9

Poverty, Escapism, Lack of opportunity, Low self-esteem, compulsive behavior, peer pressure vkkv Sep 2015 #10

K & R. CH was much in the media a few years ago. He's an excellent speaker with interesting ideas. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #11

Dr. Hart is a major cutie pie Skittles Sep 2015 #12

I've seen him interviewed... ms liberty Sep 2015 #13

He should be Bernie's "drug czar"! dreamnightwind Sep 2015 #14