Arguably most of the weed grown inside the US is far better than it's central/south American counterparts. If it ever went to commercial scale it would probably be preferable for companies to cultivate indoors.
Why can't you grow coffee here like that of Colombia?
It's a pretty predictable outcome when guns are freely available and drugs are outlawed.
Arguably most of the weed grown inside the US is far better than it's central/south American counterparts. If it ever went to commercial scale it would probably be preferable for companies to cultivate indoors.
For some things true, but cocaine is difficult. Granted it's not an argument against the concept, and I'm not arguing against it at least in principle, but I don't think it's a solution that's magic.
Do you honestly think that if the US legalized sale and use, that production would remain illegal elsewhere? Other governments maintain their drug war based on pressure from our government. Legalization would turn drugs into just another cash crop.
Until recently, there was an implicit understanding between the regional governments and the cartels wrt the drug trade. Legalize it and they will also go legit. They're flexible like that.
Legalizing one drug still leaves the others. It will be a while before all states legalize marijuana.
Do you honestly think that if the US legalized sale and use, that production would remain illegal elsewhere? Other governments maintain their drug war based on pressure from our government. Legalization would turn drugs into just another cash crop.
'This Is Working': Portugal, 12 Years after Decriminalizing Drugs
Solution is obvious. Decriminalization works in Portugal. Why not try it here? Or legalization? Or whatever?
It is also obvious that the government is losing the war on drugs and it is throwing billions of dollars down the drain in the process.
Legalize it. Tax it. Open the prisons. Throw the non violent drug offenders back on the street. Throw the DEA out of work.
From my perspective, drugs aren't a problem. Violence associated with drugs is a problem Legalize drugs and criminals won't have the cash flow to buy guns. And the gangs will stop having turf wars over who gets to sell drugs on what corner. And, it will also dry up the cash flow that gangs use to buy guns.
Solution is obvious. Country needs to get out of denial. Drug war was lost a long time ago.
Tax it. Change it from a liability to an asset.
Only question now, is how long the government will continue to throw money down the drain.
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Until recently, there was an implicit understanding between the regional governments and the cartels wrt the drug trade. Legalize it and they will also go legit. They're flexible like that.
Legalize marijuana.
Kill demand in US on hard druga by publishing names of all drug convicts to shame users but knock out suppliers by creating a huge snitch program, offering lucrative money to people who's snitching takes out dealers; scale it based on how extensive the snitched-out dealer's involvement was.
Within Mexico borders I don't have any idea, the place is just so fucked and yes some of these mules are forced to do it.
Why would they need to wage war? Criminals similar to Al Capone turned into legit business men when alcohol was legalized. There was no longer a need to have guns and do drive by shootings. When is the last time a company like Budweiser had a shootout with federal marshals?I have never heard this but if true the drop in profit margins will reduce their ability to essentially wage war.
Why would they need to wage war? Criminals similar to Al Capone turned into legit business men when alcohol was legalized. There was no longer a need to have guns and do drive by shootings. When is the last time a company like Budweiser had a shootout with federal marshals?
What about killing them all? With enough firepower and enough will, then it's perfectly doable. I saw it done in The Godfather.
Legalize marijuana.
Kill demand in US on hard druga by publishing names of all drug convicts to shame users but knock out suppliers by creating a huge snitch program, offering lucrative money to people who's snitching takes out dealers; scale it based on how extensive the snitched-out dealer's involvement was.
Within Mexico borders I don't have any idea, the place is just so fucked and yes some of these mules are forced to do it.
If it's as easy as going legit and that would change nothing, why do the cartels bother with illegal drugs? Why not export furniture or produce?
Yeah it's a pipe dream. It's going to be a long time before marijuana is legal in all 50 states and it will be a very long time before even one state looks at decriminalizing any other drugs.
I have never heard this but if true the drop in profit margins will reduce their ability to essentially wage war. Or make it so a war isnt worth the rewards. They will also be able to use the judicial system to settle disputes instead of street justice.
The issue in Mexico isn't the drugs or the brutality. Brutality is a part of their culture, it dates back to the Mayan empire.
Because the profit margins are astronomical.
We already do that and it doesn't work. You can get crystal meth from your doctor but this has done nothing to slow the amount of meth coming in from mexican cartels.legalize all drugs under doctors supervision.
Because it's drugs. Starbucks is worth billions from selling legal coffee. Novartis made billions on Ritalin. Tobacco is worth billions. Cocaine is worth billions. Opium is worth billions. One could lump chocolate in there as well. The British empire was built on tea.Why do you think the profit margins are astronomical?
Prohibition taught them nothing.
People will get what they want. Government is powerless.
In our defense, it's hard to wear clothes when you're on drugs. This is true even if one is wearing clothes before taking the drugs. Especially meth.That will never happen because drugs are an important part of human evolution. We've been consuming drugs longer than we've been wearing clothes. We even evolved to have the ability to consume coffee and tea. Coffee is poisonous to most other mammals. Tobacco, cocaine, marijuana, and opium go back thousands of years.
The GOP is right when they say the government promises a lot of stupid things. The government thinks it can stop drugs? Really? Can they also stop time and change the rotation of the earth? Can we turn bunnies into gold? Make humans stop having a powerful experience after consuming certain types of mushroom?
Well, gotta look at the bright side. At least when the cartels' meth labs blow up, they are safely in other countries.Yeah... End the drug war. Stop giving them incentive to commit the crimes they commit.
My favorite topic to bring up is Meth. Goto the pharmacy and you're likely going to see a posting of the pharma legislature where they have to make it hard for people to obtain cold/allergy medicine which a wily drug fiend could use to manufacture meth...
Awesome, right?
No... Because guess what? Instead of having as many hillbillies running around cooking meth, a chunk of the meth business has been given to the mexican cartels.
Pot another big one. States are starting to legalize it. If everybody legalized it, that's yet another huge chunk of cartel business.
So, If you can stop sending them assault rifles and stop demanding their supply, you squash them.
We kind of have a huge snitch program now with meth. Get busted for cooking meth and you're looking at some hard time - unless you turn in some other disfigured meth head. Then you get out on low bail, so you can immediately begin cooking a shitload of meth so that you can afford a good lawyer.Legalize marijuana.
Kill demand in US on hard druga by publishing names of all drug convicts to shame users but knock out suppliers by creating a huge snitch program, offering lucrative money to people who's snitching takes out dealers; scale it based on how extensive the snitched-out dealer's involvement was.
Within Mexico borders I don't have any idea, the place is just so fucked and yes some of these mules are forced to do it.
What about a full on monetized snitch program, though. Drug heads love money, so make them rich by turning in other drug heads, of course the unfortunate side effect is that now the remaining ones have even more money for drugs, so maybe that won't work.We kind of have a huge snitch program now with meth. Get busted for cooking meth and you're looking at some hard time - unless you turn in some other disfigured meth head. Then you get out on low bail, so you can immediately begin cooking a shitload of meth so that you can afford a good lawyer.