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Ya - no brainer lets be like the Dutch. They're so
happy that they have one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and they're
so productive that they have one of the lowest GNPs in the world for their size
mostly because their taxation rate is over 50% and about 1/3 of their population
is on the dole. Their red-light district is a world-famous haven for drugs of
all kinds as well as prostitution including child-prostitution. So ya let's take
a lesson frm the Dutch - good times!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:55 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Animals
self-medicate...go figure
--- In [email protected],
Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]...> wrote:
> on
6/25/05 7:54 PM, lurkernomore20002000 at [EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> wrote:
> >
I know, it would seem logical to legalize pot. But I have heard
>
> knowledgeale people on the front lines, with no obvious agenda
>
> except to effectively deal with the problem, make a convincing
>
> argument that it is a gateway drug.
>
> Maybe it is. But
maybe it depends on your personality or level
> of maturity. I
think I have or had an addictive personality. As
> a teenager, I
"progressed" from alcohol to pot (so maybe alcohol
> is a gateway drug
too) to LSD (which I still don't regret) to
> dabbling in heavier
things - barbiturates, meth, heroin. Many
> kids I knew became junkies.
But kids behave that way. Many college
> kids are binge drinkers. Kids
experiment at that age. I know
adults
> who may smoke a joint
occasionally, but for them, it is
> clearly not a gateway to anything
heavier.
The bottom line in this debate probably belongs to
the
Dutch. In the Netherlands marijuana has been quasi-
legal and
freely available for over 30 years. So what
are the statistics for
marijuana use in the Netherlands?
Less than 5% of the population have
ever even bothered
to try it.
Compare and contrast to the US, where
in some states
simple possession can land you in jail for a
mandatory
ten years. Well over 50% of the population has tried
it.
Seems like a no-brainer to
me...
Unc
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