"A new look at the drug war
.... The United States has a chance to make clear at the United Nations summit on drugs in Vienna in March that it now favors needle exchanges. Other "harm reduction" strategies that emphasize drug treatment and intervention also deserve attention.
Somehow shooting heroin is to be winked at while smoking pot is to be criminalized? Maybe you should worry about little girls boozing, Globe.
Btw, when the CIA gonna stop running the s***?
Candidate Obama also said he would end federal police raids on providers of marijuana in the 13 states that have legalized medical use of the drug.
Yeah, LORD HELP US if it would actually HELP PEOPLE! Anything that might actual help you stay alive, this government opposes.
"Study: Smoking Pot Doesn't Cause Cancer--It May Prevent It! Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause Cancer Of Lung or Upper Airways, Tashkin Finds; Data Suggest Possible Protective Effect"
As a senator, he backed a bill that would end the racial disparities in sentencing for cocaine convictions. "The war on drugs has been an utter failure," Obama said during the campaign.
A gauge of its failure is that drug abuse persists at high levels even though the United States, with less than 5 percent of the world's population, incarcerates almost 25 percent of the world's inmate population, many in prison for drug offenses.
Land of the FREE, huh?
A shift in drug policy from jail to treatment and rehabilitation could be one of Obama's most meaningful achievements.
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There should be NO STATE INVOLVEMENT or JUDGMENT regarding MORALITY -- especially in light of the LEGAL POISONS PRESCRIBED to us all.
Related: The Ron Paul Platform: Personal Freedom
