06-25-2008, 06:33 AM
One of the problems with local and even state level legalization is that the courts have still upheld the federal laws as trumping the local decisions. I haven't really followed the recent legal battles, and would welcome info from anyone who has, but I recall this as the problem.
We need reform of the federal laws, but I imagine any leader who proposed it would be lambasted by conservatives. It's been illegal for many years because of political pressures and economic lobbies ...
and how many covert ops has our government funded by running drug planes? Drugs and weapons ... highly barterable in certain other countries. Legalize drugs and make them cheap and it all falls apart, the side deals, the teaming up with bad people. It's really unfortunate that so many buy into the anti-drug hysteria without realizing that by keeping it all criminal they actually support the drug empires by ensuring that drugs are worth big money..
We need reform of the federal laws, but I imagine any leader who proposed it would be lambasted by conservatives. It's been illegal for many years because of political pressures and economic lobbies ...
and how many covert ops has our government funded by running drug planes? Drugs and weapons ... highly barterable in certain other countries. Legalize drugs and make them cheap and it all falls apart, the side deals, the teaming up with bad people. It's really unfortunate that so many buy into the anti-drug hysteria without realizing that by keeping it all criminal they actually support the drug empires by ensuring that drugs are worth big money..