After 40 years of defeat and failure, America's "war on drugs" is being buried in the same fashion as it was born – amid bloodshed, confusion, corruption and scandal. US agents are being pulled from South America; Washington is putting its narcotics policy under review, and a newly confident region is no longer prepared to swallow its fatal Prohibition error.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
US waves white flag in disastrous 'war on drugs'
Hugh O'Shaughnessy from The Independent claims the United States is executing a slow retreat from the War on Drugs:
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Let's hope he is right.
ReplyDeleteHey, I have an idea! Let's test all legislators by mandatory, and random hair samples. I bet we have some "common sense" changes in our laws immediately. Until then they will snub their noses with their policy bs!
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