LEGALIZE DRUGS
Since before America was founded human beings have used drugs to alter their consciousness on a daily basis. In today's world there is hardly an American family that does not use drugs in this way. From the morning coffee, tea, or nicotine, '5 hour energy bottle' 'energy drinks of all types, to the later unwinding effects of a glass of wine, or several, to sleeping aids, pain pills, tranquilizers and a variety of legal and non legal remedies to help us chill out. One thing everyone agrees upon; drugs change consciousness.
We are now involved in a great civil war, and I do not mean the middle east, which has devolved into a sort of 1001 Arabian nightmares, but the invisible civil war with our southern neighbor; sunny Mexico.
Drug cartels operate with impunity and the government cannot stop them. As Americans, we know that even if we lent military support to intercede and root out the various cartels, it would not be long before they would be replaced with a new set of faces. After all, America supplies the demand, these cartels are simply filling a need created by American consumption.
While furtively trying to inspire democracy in these tribal societies, in the cradle of civilization, costing trillions of dollars and boat loads of blood, we are ignoring the violent civil war going on beneath our borders. It's amazing that this gets little discussion. We are the largest illegal drug importing country, and we send all of that money to a criminal terrorist organization. It's Crazy.
Like airplanes at the turn of last century, a new form of energy, the government did not prohibit common citizens from owning or flying these new contraptions, but it regulated and licensed airplanes and pilots.
Similarly, drugs could be made available through a specialty discipline in medicine which would allow these 'examiners' to evaluate, prescribe, and monitor the individuals use and health. Of course this would put the drug cartels out of business in short order. The net income from taxes and licensing fees can only be estimated.
Richard Nixon declared a 'war on drugs' in 1970. Well, Mr. President, we lost that war, let us now try a 'plan B'. This view is supported by Nixon's fellow Republican, David Dreier, currently retiring from public service. George Schultz, Milton Friedman, and William F. Buckley have also considered such a plan.
It's time to try something new.
This Blog will explore the benefits of such a plan, as well as the inevitable problems associated with such liberty. We welcome your input.
We are now involved in a great civil war, and I do not mean the middle east, which has devolved into a sort of 1001 Arabian nightmares, but the invisible civil war with our southern neighbor; sunny Mexico.
Drug cartels operate with impunity and the government cannot stop them. As Americans, we know that even if we lent military support to intercede and root out the various cartels, it would not be long before they would be replaced with a new set of faces. After all, America supplies the demand, these cartels are simply filling a need created by American consumption.
While furtively trying to inspire democracy in these tribal societies, in the cradle of civilization, costing trillions of dollars and boat loads of blood, we are ignoring the violent civil war going on beneath our borders. It's amazing that this gets little discussion. We are the largest illegal drug importing country, and we send all of that money to a criminal terrorist organization. It's Crazy.
Like airplanes at the turn of last century, a new form of energy, the government did not prohibit common citizens from owning or flying these new contraptions, but it regulated and licensed airplanes and pilots.
Similarly, drugs could be made available through a specialty discipline in medicine which would allow these 'examiners' to evaluate, prescribe, and monitor the individuals use and health. Of course this would put the drug cartels out of business in short order. The net income from taxes and licensing fees can only be estimated.
Richard Nixon declared a 'war on drugs' in 1970. Well, Mr. President, we lost that war, let us now try a 'plan B'. This view is supported by Nixon's fellow Republican, David Dreier, currently retiring from public service. George Schultz, Milton Friedman, and William F. Buckley have also considered such a plan.
It's time to try something new.
This Blog will explore the benefits of such a plan, as well as the inevitable problems associated with such liberty. We welcome your input.
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