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“There is no doubt that the phenomenon of addiction is in decline in Portugal,” said Joao Goulao, President of the Institute of Drugs and Drugs Addiction, a press conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the law.
The number of addicts considered “problematic” — those who repeatedly use “hard” drugs and intravenous users — had fallen by half since the early 1990s, when the figure was estimated at around 100,000 people, Goulao said.
originally posted by: xuenchen
" Losing marijuana business, Mexican cartels push heroin and meth instead "
Let's hope "legalization" doesn't create a Cartel War like in Mexico.
Mexican drug cartels are worse than ISIL
piss-poor planning by the U.S. lawmakers could be dangerous !!
Careful who you trust.
Why does it matter where the illegal drugs came from?
The price is irrelevant since it is determined by the import. If the cost of import is high, then the cost of doing the drugs is higher. But that doesn't mean that people won't chase their fix.
The biggest question, if making drugs illegal isn't working, WHY do you resist trying something new so badly?
You are pushing propaganda and with your "infected drug user passing out on benched crap". Opiate use is through the roof right now. How often do you see drug users passed out on benches right now?
In 1987 Swiss officials permitted drug use and sales in a Zurich park, which was soon dubbed Needle Park, and Switzerland became a magnet for drug users the world over. Within five years, the number of regular drug users at the park had reportedly swelled from a few hundred to 20,000.
The area around the park became crime-ridden to the point that the park had to be shut down and the experiment terminated.
originally posted by: eisegesis
I hope I don't come across that way. I'm trying to be levelheaded and entertain both sides of legalization. The only point I'm trying to hit home is that the US in not Portugal and what worked in one country might not work in another. We can't even tolerate race or religion as a nation and I'm not sure if legalization should come before or after we learn to behave. Yes these gripes only belong to a portion of this country. But you've heard the saying, "It only take one to ruin it for the whole". American politics pride themselves on fixing problems that just don't seem to exist. They fan the flames until there is an excuse to put out the fire.
a reply to: Swills
Texta reply to: eisegesis
Legalize all drugs just like Portugal did. Then the Cartels would have nothing to send over the border.
originally posted by: arjunanda
a reply to: Swills
Texta reply to: eisegesis
Legalize all drugs just like Portugal did. Then the Cartels would have nothing to send over the border.
They'd just move into more Human and Organ Trafficking and other Nefarious Schemes, that's what they'll be doing. They will find a way to survive whatever The US Gov. throws at them to put them out of Business. IMHO Arjunanda
Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug.
The actual story shows a much different picture. Those who voted on the legal fate of this plant never had the facts, but were dependent on information supplied by those who had a specific agenda to deceive lawmakers. You’ll see below that the very first federal vote to prohibit marijuana was based entirely on a documented lie on the floor of the Senate.
You’ll also see that the history of marijuana’s criminalization is filled with:
Racism
Fear
Protection of Corporate Profits
Yellow Journalism
Ignorant, Incompetent, and/or Corrupt Legislators
Personal Career Advancement and Greed