Further Proof That the Enemy is Us
For me this is just further proof that if we were somehow successful in destroying all the coca and poppies in third-world countries where they are produced, we, right here in the good ole USA would figure out some way to create alternative products to take their place.
It is the demand for these products here in the United States and other industrialized, wealthy nations that create the coca and poppy fields, not the other way around.
Kind of reminds me of the character that comes back to report, “I have seen the enemy and it is us.”
Domestically grown marijuana also satisfies around half the market here in the US, and the percentage grows with time.
We cannot place blame on these poor countries that produce these drugs without recognizing our own culpability.
To win the war on drugs, drug abuse must be treated as an illness rather than a crime.
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Submitted on February 13th, 2005 by John F. EdenHe spoke those momentus words during the runup to World War II, I think. Funny how things don't change much.
I do agree with your perspective on the foolish nature of the drug war. Facts like yours make it all the more clear that the point of the drug war is to have a wide repertory of tools of repression.
The Enemy is Us
Submitted on February 14th, 2005 by Linda LangnessHow right you are
Submitted on February 15th, 2005 by Paul SilvesterSupply is only there to feed demand. Mankind has always looked for a way to 'get away from reality' and chemicals of one form or another have always been the chosen answer.
Prohibition does not work, never has, never will......
It needs a radical change of heart. As you say a change of attitude from crime to illness, from punishment to treatment. Because the reality they are running from is even harder to change!!!