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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (651419)	4/14/2012 2:54:56 AM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580442

>> And that's exactly what legalization will do. There is simply no evidence to support this claim. None, whatsoever. And I'll repeat what I've said before: I don't favor blanket legalization. >> It won't shrink government Of course it will. You're talking about an amount of money approaching a trillion dollars over ten years. And I suspect that may be an understatement. >> but it will lead to societal ruin. Not only is there no evidence to support this claim, our current insane approach has brought us the worst drug abuse epidemic amongst industrialized nations. We could hardly do worse.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (651419)	4/14/2012 5:03:22 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1580442

Reality looks to be the exact opposite of what you believe to be true. 7/05/2011 @ 3:09PM \|242,314 views Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal Drug warriors often contend that drug use would skyrocket if we were to legalize or decriminalize drugs in the United States. Fortunately, we have a real-world example of the actual effects of ending the violent, expensive War on Drugs and replacing it with a system of treatment for problem users and addicts. Ten years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs. One decade after this unprecedented experiment, drug abuse is down by half: forbes.com