tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post4496163126958864449..comments2023-09-20T11:15:28.673+01:00Comments on Transform Drug Policy Foundation Blog: Making the case for regulated drug marketsjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263261726046054614noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-58628399112737910602008-07-03T03:04:00.000+01:002008-07-03T03:04:00.000+01:00Steve R,I’m glad we agree on “most” of what I said...Steve R,<BR/><BR/>I’m glad we agree on “most” of what I said. As far as our guns go, they’re what keep us strong. The founders of the US had lived under a tyrant so they had great knowledge of what can happen when the people have no defense. All the laws I mentioned the drug war breaking are from our Constitution. Our founders believed the people must have a defense against all tyranny including an evil government that may get in power. The strongest thing keeping our crazy drug enforcement at bay is they know most citizens are armed. As I mentioned in my original post, over 100,000 US citizens have been killed in our drug war. More and more people here are getting fed up with a war against them and more innocent people are getting killed than you might think. Check out the “Drug War Victims” links on the site referenced below for more details. The prohibitionists here keep playing the kid card as a reason to continue the war on drugs but they think nothing of breaking several windows of private homes (often with young children inside), tossing explosives in various rooms of the house that they call flash bang grenades (a traumatic experience for anyone, let alone a child), kicking the doors in, rushing inside screaming (usually 15-30 cops at a time), their faces covered with black ski masks, shining bright lights, accompanied by vicious dogs and carrying machineguns, usually between 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM. If we’re not successful at ending the drug war here peacefully and politically and doing it soon I honestly believe our government may reap what it’s sewing… a war. That’s not my choice at all but I am glad I have the right to be armed. I know we got way off topic with the gun conversation but since you haven’t been over run with comments and this does have to do with drug policy, I hope you’ll forgive me. <BR/><BR/>A quick comment about the crack question that was asked. When I first got into drug policy reform I was only in favor of legalizing marijuana until I heard a couple of presentations by the organization called (LEAP) Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. They made a point with me when they said “the more dangerous a drug is the more reason to regulate instead of prohibit it”. There are a few of their videos on the website if you haven’t seen them, some are on the home page and some on the links page.<BR/><BR/>See “Drug War Victims” and LEAP videos here:<BR/>Internet Explorer: http://jsknow.angelfire.com/home <BR/>Other Browsers: http://jsknow.angelfire.com/index.htmljsknowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246039522151775311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-58659013885901343562008-07-02T17:34:00.000+01:002008-07-02T17:34:00.000+01:00jsknow - im with you on most of that except the bi...jsknow - im with you on most of that except the bit about the right to bear arms which a uniquely US thing<BR/><BR/>anon - there is a section in Tools called 'what about crack?' where we deal with this question - it will be on the blog soon enough or you can download the guide and read it now if you cant wait.Steve Rolleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487781869462634203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-84548787508117439062008-07-02T15:30:00.000+01:002008-07-02T15:30:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.MttJocyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243307737980280547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-17728665922546584742008-07-02T12:12:00.000+01:002008-07-02T12:12:00.000+01:00Heroin is relatively harmless when compared to dru...Heroin is relatively harmless when compared to drugs like meth and crack.<BR/><BR/>I don't think there is a way of dispensing 'safe' variants of those drugs.<BR/><BR/>What do you propose should be done in this case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-39014024090618934632008-06-30T18:02:00.000+01:002008-06-30T18:02:00.000+01:00Great article!It's time to remove all the politici...Great article!<BR/>It's time to remove all the politicians that promote prohibition.<BR/>How many more lives have to be needlessly devastated or lost?<BR/>Prohibited drugs are way easier for kids to get than regulated drugs!<BR/>Prohibition never works it just causes crime and violence. <BR/><BR/>The USA spends $69 billion a year on the drug war, builds 900 new prison beds and hires 150 more correction officers every two weeks, arrests someone on a drug charge every 17 seconds, jails more people than any nation and has killed over 100,000 citizens in the drug war. <BR/><BR/>In 1914 when there were no prohibited drugs 1.3% of our population was addicted to drugs, today 1.3% of our population is still addicted to drugs but there’s way more crime and violence because of the huge profits prohibition generates. Drugs today are more potent, more readily available and less expensive than they were in the early 70’s when Richard Nixon started the war on drugs. Every time you look at the news you see more and more drug busts involving bigger and bigger quantities of drugs, not less and less... doesn't that call for change?<BR/><BR/>“Jury Nullification”, learn more here: http://fija.org If you are called for jury duty and you don’t agree with the law the person is charged with, you have the right to vote not guilty, no matter what evidence is produced. Jurors implementing this right in all non-violent drug cases will shut down the ridiculous laws of prohibition. One juror in each case is all it takes. The bottom line is a juror has the right to judge not only the accused person but the law the person is accused of breaking. Don’t be intimidated stick to your position. <BR/><BR/>There’s only been one drug success story in history, tobacco, by far the most deadly and one of the most addictive drugs. Almost half the users quit because of regulation, accurate information and medical treatment. No one went to jail and no one got killed.<BR/><BR/>The right; to freedom of religion, free speech, a free press, to keep and bear arms, to be secure in your person, house, papers and effects against unreasonable search and seizure, to life, liberty and property, to be protected from having your property taken by the government without due process of law and without just compensation, to confront the witnesses against you, to be protected from excessive bail, excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment, to vote and many others have been denied to millions of Americans in the name of the drug war. <BR/> <BR/>Take action. Join the email list, Watch the videos:<BR/>Internet explorer: http://jsknow.angelfire.com/home <BR/>Other browsers: http://jsknow.angelfire.com/index.htmljsknowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246039522151775311noreply@blogger.com