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To: Brumar89 who wrote (651545)	4/15/2012 9:31:54 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1580690

>> I know. And there are places in the US where it's treated the same way. Right. And there are places where you be convicted of a felony and sentenced to prison for possession of an ounce of marijuana, with almost no legal recourse if they decide to charge you possession with intent to distribute because the penalty is so outrageously high you can't possibly consider rolling the dice on a trial. It is as though there is no legal recourse at all. >> Sure, that would be a great idea. Switch them to coffee. Well, I was trying to make the point that all addictions aren't the same. All things considered I would rather be addicted to suboxone than heroin. >> OK, I'm not opposed to substitution drugs. But since you've said painkiller addicts (like oxycontin) function in society okay all ready, why are you saying we should transition them to something else? I didn't say that. I qualified it, saying that some people are able to function well. Others get totally out of control. Not all addicts end up rolling in the gutter and begging for spare change. >> OK. I get it, you think suboxone is the best replacement drug and you want the govt to make as many people as possible to switch to it, though without locking up any users. Kind of sounds like a drug war solution to me. Not that I'm necessarily opposed to that .... I'm trying to pull out what you're for. That's been my goal here. Trying to identify what one advocate of change is for. I do believe that a committed replacement therapy program for opiate addiction would be worthwhile. That doesn't solve the other problems, however, with Meth and benzos, etc. Overall, though, my point is that the status quo is a really the worst possible "solution" in that it isn't one, and a lot of lives are being destroyed by it unnecessarily. Yet, it seems that most people favor sticking with it or even doubling down on it. I de-humanized these people for years. Out of sight, out of mind. Mostly because I believed there was no help for them and that jail was the best place for them. I have, in the last couple years, come to understand that isn't the case. One of the things that really opened my eyes was, oddly enough, watching the reality show "First 48", which I've watched for years. It struck me that almost all of the murders are a direct result of the illegality of drugs, and often, the people being murdered have nothing to do with the drug trade. The majority of them are over marijuana, and I can't think of a reason it should be illegal. It is true that other drugs pose a problem, but you could eliminate a large portion of it by legalizing pot. IMO.