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Is the War on Drugs compatible with smaller government?
First, let me say that I am an independent who usually supports smaller government and leans Libertarian, so this is a non-partisan criticism.
Forgive me for making a political stereotype, but most of the time it is Republicans who claim to advocate smaller government, yet it is the same group that endorses the War on Drugs. How are these two views compatible? “We are just trying to save people from themselves”, “Drugs are bad” you say.
Obviously nobody advocates big government simply for the sake of big government. Everyone who supports government intervention does so with noble intentions in mind. But supporting smaller government means no matter how honorable the cause, the issue does not warrant government interference. Who agrees?
“Is the War on Drugs compatible with smaller government?”
No.
There are certain Republicans (ie Ron Paul) who oppose this policy.
We spend over $57 billion a year to stop people from getting high to no avail.
It should be ended because it doesn’t work. Just like alcohol prohibition DIDN’T WORK.
A)You have to differentiate between hard drugs (heroin, cocaine, crack, meth) and marijuana.
Marijuana could be regulated just like alcohol.
B) It would probably be more beneficial to DECRIMINALIZE the hard drugs and LEGALIZE marijuana.
Portugal’s decriminalization program appears to be working. (Hard drug user rates dropped across the board)
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html
In contrast the U.S. War on Drugs is FAILING IN EVERY RESPECT:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100513/ap_on_re_us/failed_drug_war
Decriminalization makes these drugs MORE PROFITABLE. (for cartels since they’re illegal……….why not treat hard drug use as a public health problem instead of a criminal problem??)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126806429&ft=1&f=2&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+NprProgramsATC+%28NPR+Programs:+All+Things+Considered%29
You are a model. Teens are watching you and how you handle crisis situations in your life. drug intervention groups They look at your problem solving skills and often times use them as their own. So if you solve your problems with alcohol, they may do the same.
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