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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8548)	1/9/2006 3:00:28 PM
From: Geoff Altman	Read Replies (3) of 541327

"However, the more highly addictive drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, PCP..etc, should never be legalized. Those are drugs that create a tremendous physical, as well as psychological, dependency." These drugs are being abused no matter if they're legal or not. The pros of lifting prohibition and regulating drugs would be numerous: 1. Addicts having readily available access to treatment. 2. Virtually killing the black market and a vast majority of the collateral crime that goes along with it. 3. Regulation would go hand in hand with taxation that could fund drug rehabilitation programs. 4. Having truly accurate data on drug usage in this country. 5. Stabilization of the drug producing countries. 6. Savings of 30 billion a year immediate upon cessation of the war on drugs. Part of that could be redirected towards drug abuse education starting at the lowest possible level in schools. 7. Free up untold number of police hours wasted on drug offense arrests. 8. Removing a ready source of police corruption. 9. Getting drugs out of our schools. I could go on ad nauseam........

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