Trouble in Juarez

[PinstripesAndPithHelmets]

I agree that drugs should be legalized, regulated, and taxed by the U.S. government, but that wouldn't decrease violence in the S. American nations where drugs are produced. Not unless Americans began producing the plants from which drugs are distilled themselves, or the U.S. literally sent soldiers into drug-producing nations to solidify one cartel's regime over all the others. Or hand the farms over to a U.S. corporation. United Fruit could become United Cocaine!

I'm no horticulturist, but I don't think the U.S. has the proper climatic zones to effectively grow the plants. As for the second option, it just creates all new violence.

[viscus]

Originally Posted by Joker_in_the_Pack

Sternn mentioned a thread, I know Portugal is one of them.

Originally Posted by The Economist

There are widespread misconceptions about the Portuguese approach. “It is important not to confuse decriminalisation with depenalisation or legalisation,” comments Brendan Hughes of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, which is, coincidentally, based in Lisbon. “Drug use remains illegal in Portugal, and anyone in possession will be stopped by the police, have the drugs confiscated and be sent before a commission.”

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Swell idea though. I wonder how much of its budget hole California could fill if it adopted the same policy.

[Joker_in_the_Pack]

Originally Posted by viscus

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Swell idea though. I wonder how much of its budget hole California could fill if it adopted the same policy.

Damn it. Oh well.