Obama,sanity,war,drugs,decriminalization Obama: "The War on Drugs Has Been An Utter Failure"

Obama: "The War on Drugs Has Been An Utter Failure"

posted by ObsidianStorm

8 months 2 weeks ago • 1183 views

tags: Obama, sanity, war, drugs, decriminalization

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While not advocating legalization, Obama demonstrates at least a bit of sense with respect to this issue.

Finally. I was wondering if we were EVER going to see a US president acknowledge what has been pathetically obvious for the past nearly 40 years...

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If you're only talking about decriminanlization and not legalization, think harder about it and come back to me.

written by budzos

| 8 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Yeah, because selling the idea by degrees to get certain power broking hold outs in your society to come around is less effective than ramming it down their throat.

There are limits to what even the US President can accomplish. At least he's looking at new ways to do things.

written by Asmo | 8 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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yeah...drugs are definitely the biggest problem right now. how exactly are you going to afford to buy drugs if you don't have a job and the dollar is worth as much as toilet paper?

besides, if you want to do drugs, why didn't you vote for a candidate who would have legalized drugs (with no tax) instead of this decriminalization crap?

http://www.videosift.com/video/Ron-Paul-on-Real-Time-with-Bill-Maher-February-20-2009

written by imstellar28 | 8 months 1 week ago | CH

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Maybe because Ron Paul wasn't a candidate in the presidential election

written by xxovercastxx

| 8 months 1 week ago | CH

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^then how did I vote for him?

written by imstellar28 | 8 months 1 week ago | CH

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...I did. Now where's my gravity bong?

>> ^imstellar28:
besides, if you want to do drugs, why didn't you vote for a candidate who would have legalized drugs (with no tax) instead of this decriminalization crap?

http://www.videosift.com/video/Ron-Paul-on-Real-Time-with-Bill-Maher-February-20-2009

written by thinker247

| 8 months 1 week ago | CH

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Yes, it is less effective to legalize things by half-measures, if the effect you're going for is actual freedom sooner than later. Start the argument where it starts. There is no reason for marijuana to be illegal. Using medical marijuana to get the legal bolts loosened just doesn't sit right with me. I wish people would be more fucking direct!

written by budzos

| 8 months 1 week ago | CH

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^yup, you are never going to have freedom if you don't start the argument in the right place.

the right place to start is that a ban on marijuana is an insult to freedom. all this pussy-footing about medical marijuana, decriminalization, and taxation is just ridiculous.

written by imstellar28 | 8 months 1 week ago | CH

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