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- KimmyGibbler, on 05/27/2009, -1/+24The Mexican drug lords must love their friends in the US Congress...
- fatex, on 05/27/2009, -0/+20annual marijuana related deaths: 0
annual tobacco related deaths: 435,000
end of discussion. - fatex, on 05/27/2009, -1/+21"he is concerned by data showing that fewer students view smoking marijuana as a serious risk." A serious risk to what, fast food chains being overrun?? Education about marijuana is exactly what we need, a plant less harmful than tobacco being regarded as a serious risk.....gotta love politicians
- inactive, on 05/27/2009, -1/+16So the cartels, law enforcement, and politicians want to keep these drugs illegal. These people in power all want the same thing, how cute.
- D3L3T3D, on 05/27/2009, -0/+15The drug war controls supply (or attempts to) and does nothing to stop demand, therefore driving up the prices of goods and leading to more profit for those supplying it.
- CoD4, on 05/27/2009, -1/+15Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's illegal drug market
- serif69, on 05/27/2009, -7/+21This just in: people who sell things wish to sell more of those things. Story at 11.
- sb66, on 05/27/2009, -0/+13Politicians enable drug dealers by keeping drugs illegal. Stop enabling drug violence and crime! Legalize it.
- D3L3T3D, on 05/27/2009, -0/+10Hang out with better people
Birds of a feather... - FasterGun, on 05/27/2009, -0/+100_o
Tobacco can KILL YOU - Hetman, on 05/27/2009, -0/+9One of the reason these drugs are causing so much harm is because they are illegal. If they were legalized and rregulated these cartels would have nothing to covet.
- BoneheadFarker, on 05/27/2009, -0/+9Are you sure about that?
- Hetman, on 05/27/2009, -0/+8They would have problems getting the right licences. I am not saying it would be impossible. But how many breweries are run by the mob now? I do not beleive that it is any. Even if there are still breweries ran by the mob, I cannot think of the last time I heard of annuehsier bush or some employee from miller killing people in the name of profits. This is no difference than alcohol prohibition.
- Exedous, on 05/27/2009, -3/+11I still wonder why I hear people say we need to close the border because of the illegal immigrants taking the jobs instead of "We need to close the borders to keep out the drug dealers." I think we like their drugs, but don't like their illegals. Priceless.
- TheNik, on 05/27/2009, -0/+8How is quoting Kevin Smith movies worse than lung cancer?
Oh, that's right, it's not. Somehow I'm inclined to believe you have no knowledge of marijuana or, better yet, the kind of people that smoke marijuana. I'll give you a hint: Every type of person smokes marijuana. Wealthy people, poor people, disabled people, and even Olympic athletes (So does Michael Phelps sit around all day? He must by your flawed logic.). The last three presidents we've elected have admitted to smoking pot and some of the richest men in the world have as well (some, like Ted Turner, still do). - inactive, on 05/27/2009, -0/+8Nobody politically censors the Internet I'm using. Are you in China or something?
- cybersaur, on 05/27/2009, -0/+7FTA:""The damage done by our insatiable demand for drugs is truly astounding," said Lloyd Johnston, a University of Michigan researcher who oversees annual drug-use surveys."
Um, no. The damage done by the idiotic, counter-productive policy of prohibition is truly astounding. Even more astounding are the dimwits that continue to advocate prohibition as some sort of rational, effective policy.
Legalize all drugs and focus on harm reduction and treatment.
Article buried for inaccuracy. - angusm, on 05/27/2009, -0/+7"The internet can't allow drugs to look like they may be a problem ..."
Oooh, curse that sneaky, no-good, lying Internet. I'd like to kick its insubstantial planet-spanning virtual butt and teach it a lesson. - TheNik, on 05/27/2009, -2/+8Because closing the border won't solve either problem. It's not as if they just let smugglers frolic through the border. They walk over it while it's open and if it was closed they would just start jumping over it.
- Mship, on 05/27/2009, -0/+6Wouldnt all of the illegal drug cartels just become legal business if drugs were made legal in the US? Would they still do the same pratrices in the countrys that they get the drugs from and still not care about human life? This is a serious questions, anyone have any insights?
- inactive, on 05/27/2009, -0/+6Though I'm all for 100% legalization, I generally agree with what you're saying. But words like "harmful" and "worse" are so value laden they just make legalization advocates more defensive and less willing to listen to you, since pot is physically pretty harmless.
I used pot a bit as a teenager, and will be the first to admit that when I did so school and other responsibilities seemed waaay less important. An honest conversation would not be about how "dangerous" pot is for kids, but how potentially corrosive it can be to your relationships and quality of life. This is true for all mood/mind altering drugs if used at the wrong age or in the wrong context, including alcohol.
As an adult with your priorities more or less in order, there shouldn't be any problem with pot if you choose to use it. But it's really not compatible with kids, who's primary job is learning how to make their way in the world. - inactive, on 05/27/2009, -0/+6Risk is also a very significant part of the equation. Both financial and physical.
- robbob, on 05/27/2009, -1/+7With all this coveted profitability, I'd like to invest in this market
- omgwtflawl, on 05/27/2009, -0/+5Why do you rob banks, Willie Sutton?
- cyrusuncc, on 05/27/2009, -0/+5http://sadtrombone.com/
- unit001, on 05/27/2009, -12/+17This'll never make front page. The internet can't allow drugs to look like they may be a problem in the U.S. or elsewhere. I need one of those "legalize everything" bumper stickers now.
- BoneheadFarker, on 05/27/2009, -1/+6I like how you've decided that Digg users are somehow unable to differentiate between a relatively harmless drug like pot and a *****-you-up-for-life drug like meth or heroin, and that somehow the "war on drugs" isn't a huge ***** quagmire that's wasted billions while treating otherwise law-abiding citizens like hardened criminals. Not to mention the fact that Mexican drug cartels and US police both agree that weed should remain illegal, which somehow you can't see that it's a big ***** red flag that there just might be a problem with the police line of thinking.
***** amazing. - govsucks, on 05/27/2009, -2/+6Supplying people who have been denied their freedom is a lucrative business, just look at all the tax haven nations that are making billions.
- AndrewMoyer, on 05/27/2009, -0/+4Actually, selling more is not always the optimal approach. Selling fewer items at a greater profit is often much less work.
- inactive, on 05/27/2009, -0/+4Mexico *is* the US illegal drug market
- MidnightReign, on 05/27/2009, -1/+4Uh... no *****? Really?
Headline: Newswriter Exits Cave, Tells Us What We Already Know. - cherrysweet00, on 05/28/2009, -0/+3Legalize drugs, tax drugs, turn cartels into legit businesses and tax them, too.
- Hetman, on 05/27/2009, -0/+3Bad drugs do exist. Things like Methodone, Zanax, Volume, Oxycotin and many forms of speed. What is the difference if we legalize and regulate one more "bad" drug.
- Zarimus, on 05/27/2009, -0/+3Heisenberg will deal with them.
- mxxz, on 05/27/2009, -0/+3Life is better than death
therefore by logic
Weed is better than Tobacco - stix213, on 05/27/2009, -1/+3Please digg up my "Newsflash: The sky is blue" article too please
- wdmax, on 05/27/2009, -1/+3Illegal drugs are not the problem. America has the most people per capita that are obese. America is a place of consumption. We live in the United States of Advertising. We are programmed to consume and super-size. Eliminate the so called illicit drugs and we will continue to abuse caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, Pepsi, Big Macs, sex and whatever else we can stuff into our bodies to make ourselves feel better.
Legalization will solve the criminal activity and allow for education and medical research (now restricted under prohibition) for improved understanding and treatment while providing regulation and standardization to ensure drug users know what and how much they are using.
Dependent addictive personalities will abuse anything, fortunately they are still the minority. Support and educate not incarcerate... - ASSASSYN360, on 05/28/2009, -0/+2These drug cartels have done tons more damage to the U.S. than any terrorist foreign or home grown.
- seaaleggs, on 05/27/2009, -1/+3should I pretend to be suprised now?
- gleongelpi, on 05/27/2009, -0/+2"Often destructive"!
Over 100 million Americans have used illegal drugs. Oer 20 million use it practically eveyday. Hardly anybody is injured in any way. It is not only safer than alcohol. It is safer than playing football. Playing any sport for that matter. It is safer than riding in a car. Consider how many thousands get injured every day around the house while doing some chore, it is safer to sit around the couch watching TV and puffing on a joint. - maz2331, on 05/27/2009, -1/+3So, when do they go to war with the Pagans? Now THOSE guys are scary - they whacked a made Mob guy in front of 3 cops in broad daylight in Philly a few years ago.
- inactive, on 05/27/2009, -0/+1MOAR!
- Ziggy7273, on 05/27/2009, -1/+2They'll start developing surface to air immigrant missiles.
- oda1, on 05/27/2009, -1/+2I just hope no one will find out about when me and my 3 friends robbed the money train.
- Mship, on 05/27/2009, -1/+2Yeah that makes sense.
- paperclipsNsoup, on 05/27/2009, -1/+2Here's a noble idea to stop funding the cartels. Grow your own pot
- robbiedo, on 05/28/2009, -0/+1The emergency wards across America swim in the consequences of drug use and the drug market.
- inactive, on 05/27/2009, -1/+2it's a good thing that marijuana is illegal. What would all those drug cartels do if half of their profits all of a sudden evaporated?
I wonder if they have their own lobbyists... - ihavefrowned, on 05/28/2009, -0/+1I recently went through the hardest year of my life quitting cigarettes. I go through a moderately annoying 1-2 days every time I take a hiatus from pot. Quitting cigarettes for me has been worth the months of agony I had to go through to get rid of them, in terms of the noticeable health benefits thus far. Tobacco was bad for me. I have reason to believe its just as bad for other people too, though I am not anyone but myself.
- maharaj, on 05/27/2009, -6/+6Buried for another breitbart story. Do the research, Drudge and Breitbart work together to promote the right wing agenda.
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