President Obama, please:
End the drug war

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Waste of resources
by Sunder, edited by simplecj · added Tue Dec 02 01:38:01 -0800 2008 1 discussion or Edit

The resources used to fight the Drug War could be better put to use policing real criminals and dealing with real criminal problems. Think of how much money and resources it took in 2007 to arrest, incarcerate and process the 800,000 citizens arrested for marijuana related offenses alone! It’s truly mind boggling! A total waste of tax dollars!

Source: http://www.drugsense.org/wodclock.htm
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The drug war has failed miserably
by Sunder, edited by DonDwig · added Tue Dec 02 01:42:05 -0800 2008 1 discussion or Edit

Illegal drug use continues to rise, no matter how many resources we throw at it. It’s time to try a different approach, one which focuses more on helping drug abusers to find ways of living without drugs. See the source link for a supporting report by the Brookings Institution and former Mexican President Ernesto Zedilla.

Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexdrugs27-2008...
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The Drug War is Wrong
by pegwinn · added Sat Jan 24 07:44:50 -0800 2009 1 discussion or Edit

That’s it, I have had it. There comes a time when the scale finally tips and you come down on one side or the other of an issue. Today is the day. I can no longer support the war. Too many people have died. It costs too much. It’s hypocritical and politically motivated. And if that were not enough, it has gone on for too long with inadequate results.
Please see link for the entire post. Thx.

Source: http://the--realist.blogspot.com/2007/03/end-war-now.html
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opposed If We end the Drug War, We lose our Country!
by Loren · added Thu Jan 22 08:09:38 -0800 2009 1 discussion or Edit

Ending the Drug War, would produce a Country of Moron, We got to get Toughs on Drug. Not less

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I agree. If they want to, let them kill themselves.
by Loren, edited by Priapos · added Sun Mar 01 13:31:25 -0800 2009 2 discussions or Edit

That’s OK with me. Its the Kids that I’m concerned about, and we all pay for the Crime that comes with drugs.

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Drugs are a public health problem, not a criminal problem!
Supporting De-criminalize marijuana
by simplecj · added Thu Nov 27 10:45:40 -0800 2008 1 discussion or Edit

The very act of criminalizing drug use has been the catalyst for creating the actual criminals who cash in on the illegal markets.

End the drug war, treat it as a health problem in order to sort out those who are really the criminals and end their monopoly… street gangs, mafias and drug cartels would be greatly reduced if not completely extinguished!

Source: http://stopthedrugwar.org/
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Freedom of Choice is paramount
by pegwinn · added Wed Dec 31 21:54:15 -0800 2008 1 discussion or Edit

to being a free citizen. So long as Alcohol and Tobacco are legal, making any substance illegal is hypocrisy. Instead, focus on actions taken under the influence of any substance. For example you have a right to drink, but you cannot endanger others by drinking and driving. The same analogy applies to drugs. If you wish to pop pills, go for it. But, do not let pill popping endanger my kids.

Source: http://the--realist.blogspot.com/2007/03/end-war-now.html
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opposed Evolution is more likely than revolution:
by Nick616 · added Sat Dec 06 12:09:18 -0800 2008 2 discussions or Edit

Obama can’t & won’t “End the drug war,” but he could:
*Legalize medical marijuana.
*Take over/eliminate the pharmaceutical industry’s influence in Partnership for a Drug Free America.
*Effectively decriminalize possession of small amounts, move savings to treatment.
*Legalize industrial hemp production.
*End Federal punishments to states that do one of the above.

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Decriminalization in Portugal
380 words by TechnoPagan, added Mon Jun 01 18:38:07 -0700 2009
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Carigis Mon Feb 01 12:26:38 -0800 2010

I would support ending the drug war as it pertains to say.. marijuana.. However, other drugs like meth, crack, heroin ect… all are very dangerous to society (making it and stealing to pay for your habit..) and should continue to be prosecuted.. severely.. nothing more annoying then a crackhead or a meth addicted speed freak.
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The drug war doesn’t need to end, it only needs redefined. Much of the drug war is necessary for safety. But including a relatively harmless substance such as cannabis in with truely dangerous drugs suck as meth and crack is an injustice. It allows to DEA to inflate their “progress” in the drug war and therefore their ever increasing budget. It is time for common sense and science to influence policy more than fear mongering and outright distortions or ignorance of the truth.
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