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Author: BobRBobR Date: Jun 30, 2008 21:21
On Jun 30, 10:53 am, Lyle Andrew wrote:
> How Long Does Drug Prohibition Need to Continue Before It's Declared a
> Failure?
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> By David Borden, Drug War Chronicle. Posted June 30, 2008.
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> The day we legalize drugs is the day we can begin to clean up the mess
> that the drug prohibition experiment has created.
>
> How long does an experiment need to continue before it's declared a
> failure?
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> For alcohol prohibition, our US version, it was about 13 years.
> Between mafia crime, poisonings from adulterated beverages, and the
> dropping age at which people were becoming alcoholics, Americans
> decided that the "Noble Experiment" -- whether it should actually be
> regarded as noble or not -- was a bad idea. And they ended it. New
> York State did its part 75 years ago today, ratifying the 21st
> amendment to repeal the 18th amendment, bringing the Constitution one
> state closer to being restored. It took another half a year, until ...
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Author: Jerry OkamuraJerry Okamura Date: Jul 1, 2008 01:33
"BobR" r-a-reed-assoc.com> wrote in message
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On Jun 30, 10:53 am, Lyle Andrew wrote:> How Long Does Drug Prohibition Need to Continue Before It's Declared a
> Failure?
>
> By David Borden, Drug War Chronicle. Posted June 30, 2008.
>
> The day we legalize drugs is the day we can begin to clean up the mess
> that the drug prohibition experiment has created.
>
> How long does an experiment need to continue before it's declared a
> failure?
>
> For alcohol prohibition, our US version, it was about 13 years.
> Between mafia crime, poisonings from adulterated beverages, and the
> dropping age at which people were becoming alcoholics, Americans
> decided that the "Noble Experiment" -- whether it should actually be
> regarded as noble or not -- was a bad idea. And they ended it. New
> York State did its part 75 years ago today, ratifying the 21st ...
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Author: BobRBobR Date: Jul 1, 2008 06:19
On Jun 30, 6:33 pm, "Jerry Okamura" hawaii.rr.com> wrote:> "BobR" r-a-reed-assoc.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 30, 10:53 am, Lyle Andrew wrote:
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>>> How Long Does Drug Prohibition Need to Continue Before It's Declared a
>> Failure?
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>> By David Borden, Drug War Chronicle. Posted June 30, 2008.
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>> The day we legalize drugs is the day we can begin to clean up the mess
>> that the drug prohibition experiment has created.
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>> How long does an experiment need to continue before it's declared a
>> failure? ...
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Author: Ed L. BrockEd L. Brock Date: Jul 1, 2008 06:23
BobR wrote:
> On Jun 30, 6:33 pm, "Jerry Okamura" hawaii.rr.com> wrote:>> "BobR" r-a-reed-assoc.com> wrote in message
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>> news:eec3a7b9-6ca2-4920-8eaf-424f43199b0a@s33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
>> On Jun 30, 10:53 am, Lyle Andrew wrote:
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>>>>> How Long Does Drug Prohibition Need to Continue Before It's Declared a
>>> Failure?
>>> By David Borden, Drug War Chronicle. Posted June 30, 2008.
>>> The day we legalize drugs is the day we can begin to clean up the mess
>>> that the drug prohibition experiment has created.
>>> How long does an experiment need to continue before it's declared a
>>> failure?
>>> For alcohol prohibition, our US version, it was about 13 years.
>>> Between mafia crime, poisonings from adulterated beverages, and the ...
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Author: Sanders KaufmanSanders Kaufman Date: Jul 1, 2008 06:42
"Jerry Okamura" hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
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> As for the first question, the thing it seems to me we should ask
> ourselves is, has anyone ever succeeded in stopping people from doming
> what they want to do?
That depends on your definition of "want".
Talk to just about any junkie and they'll say both that they want to quit,
and that they don't.
But after you lock 'em up for a while and dry them out, many go on to lead
happy, healthy, productive, sober lives.
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Author: BobRBobR Date: Jul 1, 2008 15:54
On Jun 30, 11:23 pm, "Ed L. Brock" wrote:
> BobR wrote:
>> On Jun 30, 6:33 pm, "Jerry Okamura" hawaii.rr.com> wrote:>>> "BobR" r-a-reed-assoc.com> wrote in message>
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>>>> How Long Does Drug Prohibition Need to Continue Before It's Declared a
>>>> Failure?
>>>> By David Borden, Drug War Chronicle. Posted June 30, 2008.
>>>> The day we legalize drugs is the day we can begin to clean up the mess
>>>> that the drug prohibition experiment has created.
>>>> How long does an experiment need to continue before it's declared a
>>>> failure?
>>>> For alcohol prohibition, our US version, it was about 13 years.
>>>> Between mafia crime, poisonings from adulterated beverages, and the
>>>> dropping age at which people were becoming alcoholics, Americans
>>>> decided that the "Noble Experiment" -- whether it should actually be
>>>> regarded as noble or not -- was a bad idea. And they ended it. New ...
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Author: Seth HammondSeth Hammond Date: Jul 1, 2008 16:26
"BobR" r-a-reed-assoc.com> wrote in message
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On Jun 30, 11:23 pm, "Ed L. Brock" wrote:> BobR wrote:
>> On Jun 30, 6:33 pm, "Jerry Okamura" hawaii.rr.com> wrote:>>> "BobR" r-a-reed-assoc.com> wrote in message>
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>>>> How Long Does Drug Prohibition Need to Continue Before It's Declared a
>>>> Failure?
>>>> By David Borden, Drug War Chronicle. Posted June 30, 2008.
>>>> The day we legalize drugs is the day we can begin to clean up the mess
>>>> that the drug prohibition experiment has created.
>>>> How long does an experiment need to continue before it's declared a
>>>> failure?
>>>> For alcohol prohibition, our US version, it was about 13 years.
>>>> Between mafia crime, poisonings from adulterated beverages, and the
>>>> dropping age at which people were becoming alcoholics, Americans ...
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Author: Jerry OkamuraJerry Okamura Date: Jul 1, 2008 19:20
"BobR" r-a-reed-assoc.com> wrote in message
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On Jun 30, 6:33 pm, "Jerry Okamura" hawaii.rr.com> wrote:> "BobR" r-a-reed-assoc.com> wrote in message
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> news:eec3a7b9-6ca2-4920-8eaf-424f43199b0a@s33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 30, 10:53 am, Lyle Andrew wrote:
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>>> How Long Does Drug Prohibition Need to Continue Before It's Declared a
>> Failure?
>
>> By David Borden, Drug War Chronicle. Posted June 30, 2008.
>
>> The day we legalize drugs is the day we can begin to clean up the mess
>> that the drug prohibition experiment has created.
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Author: Jerry OkamuraJerry Okamura Date: Jul 1, 2008 19:23
> "Jerry Okamura" hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:Q2eak.10894$rH1.10141@newsfe20.lga...
>>> As for the first question, the thing it seems to me we should ask
>> ourselves is, has anyone ever succeeded in stopping people from doming
>> what they want to do?
>
> That depends on your definition of "want".
> Talk to just about any junkie and they'll say both that they want to quit,
> and that they don't.
>
> But after you lock 'em up for a while and dry them out, many go on to lead
> happy, healthy, productive, sober lives.
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Author: Ed L. BrockEd L. Brock Date: Jul 1, 2008 19:37
Sanders Kaufman wrote:
> Talk to just about any junkie and they'll say both that they want to
> quit, and that they don't.
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> But after you lock 'em up for a while and dry them out, many go on to
> lead happy, healthy, productive, sober lives.
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