I was merely throwing Harry a bone. I know full well why you sent the piece.
Please don't misinterpret a comment on will-weakening effects of drugs
with that of the very complex issue of drug "liberalization". I don't
think it is as black and white as you do, and I believe that THC derived
drugs should be de-criminalized, while many legal drugs should become
prohibited as improperly researched, lethal, mind numbing, depressive or
devastatingly addictive -- just to mention a few associated problems.
Law enforcement still only focuses on the user as the criminal mind,
whereas it is the dealer/chemist/Pharma who are the masterminds at large
because those who wish to control the masses want it that way.
Appearance of justice, unfortunately, ruins young lives, and costs
society far more than it would to provide treatment or actually eke out
the pushers -- and by that I mean illegal or pharma/medical.
I can't offer a sage comment on de-criminalization of hard drugs, except
where I think it is criminal to send a user to prison when it is
treatment that is the solution for an addict. I see both sides of the
argument, for and against, while I think that letting a known
owner/trafficker of a ton of cocaine or ecstasy get off scott free is
unconscionable.
People consume mind numbing foods, video games and TV too, but neither
they nor the manufacturers will be held accountable. Cars, which kill
far more people than drugs ever will, are legal, though they can't make
them safe. Cigarettes are known killers, claiming up to 50% of their
users, and alcohol is way up there, but should a person become
devastatingly drunk in public, the manufacturer of his vodka will never
be facing criminal charges. Dick Cheney can shoot his lawyer in the face
because hunting is a legal risk associated sport, and neither he nor the
gun manufacturer will be sentenced.
Natalia
Christoph Reuss wrote:
I think Harry must be a touch proud of you...
I didn't suggest that DDT was harmless. The point is the double standards
of the genociders. As with asbestos, for example. The same lobby that
uses class action lawsuits about asbestos as a strategic tool (e.g. to
make ABB nearly go bankrupt, even though only a later-purchased subsidiary
had to do with asbestos), didn't refrain from polluting NYC with asbestos
dust just for the money.
Lousy diet, education, drugs, and pollution can weaken will
Good to hear this from an advocate of drug liberalization...
Chris
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