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To: MJ who wrote (478809)	3/27/2012 3:03:42 AM
From: i-node	4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

I said precisely what I meant to say "Legalization of drugs only benefits the countries wanting to import them into the USA." Disagree with you-------we are not talking about prohibiton and beer, liquor and wine. We are talking about the mind destroying drugs that have devastated so many people----destroying their minds and their ability to function and their families. I believe you meant it. However, whether the drug in question is marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, heroin, or prescription Oxycontin, the economics are absolutely identical. And the economics are that all of these items are [were] more expensive as a result of their illegality. And the more expensive they are the more motivated black marketeers are to find their markets. The implication is that by making drugs more expensive (which is what you do when you make them illegal) you will somehow cause people not to use drugs. This represents a fundamental misunderstanding of the problem that is prevalent amongst both established political parties. It is, quite simply, a position that ignores the facts as we know them to be. No it doesn't take the money out of the illegal drugs it simply makes it possible to open up the hard drug stores with one on every street corner or the government owning and running them. The drugs, the ingredients will still be imported-----from the countries who now import them. And, the current criminals may become the local store owner. This is far more complicated than you suggest. But you are dead wrong; illegal substances are more expensive. And the more illegal (and greater the law enforcement emphasis) the higher the price goes. There is PLENTY of data to support this. What is NOT affected, however, is the willingness of drug users to come up with the money to purchase these substances. To them, they are more important than food. I have seen so many people devastated by drugs-- As have I. As previously mentioned I have attended numerous funerals for kids & young adults dead of Rx and illegal drug overdoses. I have a good friend in prison today because of her addiction (which is another stupid outcome we haven't discussed). Probably everyone here knows or knows of someone who has been affected. That ought to be a clue that you need to give this more thought. I highly recommend the book by Judge James Gray, who is the absolute authority on this subject. I hope they put him away for a long time. My brother was brutally murdered by a drunk driver in a hit-and-run. His killer was back on the street after serving 3 years in prison, and last I heard, was still drinking and driving. I'd much rather he had received serious treatment for his alcohol addiction than to have served time in prison; it might well have saved someone else a lot of pain and grief.

To: MJ who wrote (478809)	3/27/2012 9:45:49 AM
From: alanrs	7 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

1. My next door neighbor, a beautiful woman in her 40's when I was a teenager-----she was hooked on cocaine. She died at a bout 50 having been taken to a psych ward and died within a months time for lack of care. The drugs came from Cuba. 2. A friend's son--------ectasey landed him in the emergency room and a psych ward for a month--- taken out of the public school where the drugs were rampant he then got his life together and is functioning at a good level now 3. Another friend, a model in San Fran--------------drugs destroyed her at a young age in her 40's-------intelligent, beautiful, but hooked on drugs. Big deal, people die all the time. In fact, it's kind of a built in feature. Maybe we should pass a law, no more dying. ARS