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from weed to meth
we have had enough
Just Say No and The War On Drugs hasnt worked
Put the cartels out of business
I fully agree.
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from weed to meth
we have had enough
Just Say No and The War On Drugs hasnt worked
Put the cartels out of business
The rate of use does NOT decrease with legalization, it (of course) increases.
The rate of use does NOT decrease with legalization, it (of course) increases.
Compared to the European Union and the U.S., Portugal's drug use numbers are impressive. Following decriminalization, Portugal had the lowest rate of lifetime marijuana use in people over 15 in the E.U.: 10%. The most comparable figure in America is in people over 12: 39.8%. Proportionally, more Americans have used cocaine than Portuguese have used marijuana
The Cato paper reports that between 2001 and 2006 in Portugal, rates of lifetime use of any illegal drug among seventh through ninth graders fell from 14.1% to 10.6%; drug use in older teens also declined. Lifetime heroin use among 16-to-18-year-olds fell from 2.5% to 1.8% (although there was a slight increase in marijuana use in that age group). New HIV infections in drug users fell by 17% between 1999 and 2003, and deaths related to heroin and similar drugs were cut by more than half. In addition, the number of people on methadone and buprenorphine treatment for drug addiction rose to 14,877 from 6,040, after decriminalization, and money saved on enforcement allowed for increased funding of drug-free treatment as well.
Rather than prohibit other dangerous products, you think it is better to legalize the others who are still banned ?Plenty of stuff out there that is legal can cause all those things too. And you do realize that no one is talking about abolishing prescription laws for certain drugs don't you?
Curious no ?
EDIT : Oh and another thing, if the medication prescribed by your doctor have the same effect, please save your life, and ... change of doctor !
The rate of use does NOT decrease with legalization, it (of course) increases.
Not really.
The rate of use does NOT decrease with legalization, it (of course) increases.
Not really.
Yes, really (of course).
Where Legalization Has Flourished, Drug Use Has Increased
The rate of use does NOT decrease with legalization, it (of course) increases.
Not really.
Yes, really (of course).
Where Legalization Has Flourished, Drug Use Has Increased
LOL, Portugal is basically a third world country that happens to be located in Europe.
So nitwit, you gonna start smoking poison ivy ??I'd agree with you except for one point.............................
Plants aren't drugs................they're plants.
LOL, Portugal is basically a third world country that happens to be located in Europe.
Portugese people invent nothing and produce nothing; they just exist.
Hardly a role model by anyone's standards.
Simple explanation.That has nothing to do with the decline of drug use and drug related crime since possession was decriminalized.
Simple explanation.That has nothing to do with the decline of drug use and drug related crime since possession was decriminalized.
They are too stoned to steal.
Oh the Weekly Standard. Let me see if I can find something from Daily Kos to challenge it