Drug wars: Big Pharma, Afghan, Mexican cartels

[carinia]

So this just came out on Market watch, like, just now:

Paul B. Farrell: End the war on drugs, start the legalization - MarketWatch

Although I get a bit squimish about corporatizing my lovely past time, it's awesome that a organization like Market Watch would support Farrell's opinion!

carinia Reviewed by carinia on 10-13-2009. Drug wars: Big Pharma, Afghan, Mexican cartels So this just came out on Market watch, like, just now: Paul B. Farrell: End the war on drugs, start the legalization - MarketWatch Although I get a bit squimish about corporatizing my lovely past time, it's awesome that a organization like Market Watch would support Farrell's opinion! Rating: 5

[boaz]

"Mexican cartels aren't fighting the war on drugs in the United States for a very simple reason: They've already won,"

sad but true, i think. they provide a service that many Americans demand and cannabis prohibition provides the perfect mechanism for stable prices and a very well controlled market. it is an xllent business model and, unfortunately for us, apparently very profitable to the crooks who run our Congress as well.

[boaz]

the solution is very simple. Congress or the courts should acknowledge that every US voter has an implied constitutional right to privacy that also allows us to grow cannabis for our own personal consumption. This right trumps all local and state laws. This would end the demand for cannabis is the US and the violent cartels and crooked politicians that are flourishing now with canna-cash would all wilt and die out. :greenthumb:

[Islandborn]

We need more than mainstream articles about it, we need action. We need a national march in every city at the same time. We need the people to take back control again. All of us.... Americans of every race, color, and creed. Every politician in all the parties don't give a shit what we want really, they wanna make a name and a buck. We need regular folks in washington, who would be there cause they felt honored to be there, not for some interest group. We gotta create a new future built on old priciples. All of us...every citizen in america-gay,straight, black, brown, white, catholics, atheists, smokers, nonsmokers, are being sold out for control and profit by BOTH political parties.

[Islandborn]

Where is that Independent person who embraces the ideas of both idealogical movements.......that normal guy or girl or transgender for all I care???? Enough is enough. Wether you voted for him or not, we as a nation took a shot with Obama and got kicked in the throat....enough is enough.

[boaz]

^ don't feel too bad, some of us actually voted for Bill Clinton in '92. live and learn, eh? :jointsmile:

[Islandborn]

The 90's were my teen years.....mostly spent at a Military School in Missouri and State Jail here in Texas....I was a lost kid needless to say. State Jail time was for marijuana 2nd offence and violation of probation. 19 years old in the state prison system, fuckin disgrace.

My mama loved Clinton, go figure.

[boaz]

My mama loved Clinton, go figure.

my mom voted for Ross Perot in '92. I guess I was more establishment than her that year. she is repub but I guess even she couldn't stomach four more years of Bush Sr. :jointsmile: both mom and dad voted for Barry this past year, go figure.

[carinia]

the solution is very simple. Congress or the courts should acknowledge that every US voter has an implied constitutional right to privacy that also allows us to grow cannabis for our own personal consumption. This right trumps all local and state laws. This would end the demand for cannabis is the US and the violent cartels and crooked politicians that are flourishing now with canna-cash would all wilt and die out. :greenthumb:

Okay now how do we get a case to the supreme court on that premise?

[Islandborn]

Okay now how do we get a case to the supreme court on that premise?

Good question....one of these guys should know....I wouldn't even know where to start....im guessing whoever would need a sizable warchest of money to start and a lawyer that cares nothing of being disbarred and attacked constantly at home and in the media.