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talkpoliticsGiven that the "War on Drugs" appears to the rest of the world to be lost:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13624303
I wonder what would make the US finally give it up as a lost cause?
Is it that there is just too much invested in the "War" for the US powers-that-be to relinquish one of its sacred cows? Or given the CIA's historic role in Latin America, and in various "drugs for weapons" and "drugs for freedom" operations world-wide (TM Oliver North, Taliban insurgency, et al) would liberalising the drugs laws run counter to US interests?
My own opinion is that we should legalise immediately. But I may just be an old hippie.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13624303
I wonder what would make the US finally give it up as a lost cause?
Is it that there is just too much invested in the "War" for the US powers-that-be to relinquish one of its sacred cows? Or given the CIA's historic role in Latin America, and in various "drugs for weapons" and "drugs for freedom" operations world-wide (TM Oliver North, Taliban insurgency, et al) would liberalising the drugs laws run counter to US interests?
My own opinion is that we should legalise immediately. But I may just be an old hippie.
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Date: 2/6/11 18:37 (UTC)Let's take medical marijuana, for example. It has numerous benefits for cancer patients, and it's all-natural... anyone can grow it for almost nothing. How do you think it would affect the bottom line of pharmaceutical manufacturers who make drugs with similar effects if it were to be legalized?
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/23/dea-to-legalize-marijuana-only-for-big-pharma-group-claims/
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Date: 2/6/11 19:37 (UTC)The way corporate interests usually benefit from collusion is in regulation of legal consumption. Being able to afford the hoops one needs to jump through to get the government's seal of approval when your potential competition can't.
You can make more money by expanding your market base by bringing down the cost of a type of product while being able to claim yours is "government certified" than you can by trying to protect a higher priced alternative through an outright ban, and limiting your client base.