Comments on: I figured as much. http://www.hidinginthebackwaters.com/2006/01/23/i-figured-as-much/ Just one more blog on the net. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:29:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Prince’s Blog » I Figured as much http://www.hidinginthebackwaters.com/2006/01/23/i-figured-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Greg Prince’s Blog » I Figured as much Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:16:21 +0000 http://www.s007767.com/blog/?p=237#comment-75 [...] by SEAN, crossposted from Hiding in the Backwaters [...] [...] by SEAN, crossposted from Hiding in the Backwaters [...]

]]> By: tony tedesco http://www.hidinginthebackwaters.com/2006/01/23/i-figured-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-74 tony tedesco Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:30:39 +0000 http://www.s007767.com/blog/?p=237#comment-74 The "War on Drugs" has been a disaster on many fronts. Can't we learn from history? What did the experiment with Prohibition produce? Corrupt police, gang control, diversion of the court and prison systems, inducing children to drink, "bathtub gin" which blinded or killed people, sound familiar? This is not a Liberal/Conservative issue either, people in both camps are skeptical. Could we learn from others' experience? The Dutch have legalized drugs for at least a decade. How has that worked out? Like you, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of the government dispensing drugs, but I'd like to see it discussed. That's unlikely though, in today's political climate. The “War on Drugs” has been a disaster on many fronts. Can’t we learn from history? What did the experiment with Prohibition produce? Corrupt police, gang control, diversion of the court and prison systems, inducing children to drink, “bathtub gin” which blinded or killed people, sound familiar?

This is not a Liberal/Conservative issue either, people in both camps are skeptical.

Could we learn from others’ experience? The Dutch have legalized drugs for at least a decade. How has that worked out?

Like you, I’m uncomfortable with the idea of the government dispensing drugs, but I’d like to see it discussed. That’s unlikely though, in today’s political climate.

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