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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: bryguy27007]
#14550878 - 06/02/11 01:12 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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This story isn't even showing up on most major news networks... After all, Sarah Palin did get a new dress.
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: twighead] 1
#14550913 - 06/02/11 01:21 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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we only heed words from the UN when they open the floodgates for our military into another country.
It will still take a year or two before a state legalizes, and probably at least 10 years after that for any federal move.
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: The Ecstatic] 1
#14551007 - 06/02/11 01:46 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: bryguy27007]
#14551019 - 06/02/11 01:49 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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bryguy27007 said: This is really good news, really good news. Too bad the drug czar said that the report was "misguided", what did he mean by that?
It means he knows that they are right and has no sound rebuttal.
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: Remix]
#14551030 - 06/02/11 01:53 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Sooo has anyone found a news source that is even running this story.. not on the 12th page?
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DrGreenThumb865
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: 4runner]
#14551050 - 06/02/11 02:02 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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anunnakian said: And an update on what the white house has to say...
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Update at 11:15 a.m. ET: In response to the report, the White House Drug Policy says the adminstration efforts to reduce drug use "are not born out out of a culture war or drug war mentality, but out of the recognition that drug use strains our economy, health, and public safety."
The White House also says:
Overall drug use in the United States has dropped substantially over the past thirty years. The number of Americans using illicit drugs today is roughly half what it was in the late 70's. There has been a 46% drop in current cocaine use among young adults over the past five years, and a 68% drop in the rate of people testing positive for cocaine in the workplace since 2006. The potential production capacity for pure cocaine in Colombia has declined from an estimated 700 metric tons of potential cocaine production in 2001 to only 280 metric tons in 2009 —a 60% drop. Legalization remains a non-starter "because research shows that illegal drug use is associated with voluntary treatment admissions, fatal drugged driving accidents, mental illness, and emergency room admissions." http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/06/un-commission-the-global-war-on-drugs-has-failed/1
Well, that's it... I've officially lost all hope for this country.
EDIT: I take that back (partly)... Cause there's still hope if we can get Ron Paul into office.
Edited by DrGreenThumb865 (06/02/11 02:04 PM)
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: DrGreenThumb865]
#14551056 - 06/02/11 02:04 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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there covering it on msnbc right now, looks good
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: kintos]
#14551069 - 06/02/11 02:11 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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zenthor said: there covering it on msnbc right now, looks good
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27559165/ns/msnbc_tv/t/watch-msnbc-tv-live/
It won't load up... Conspiracy? lol
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: DrGreenThumb865]
#14551223 - 06/02/11 02:54 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43245566/
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The office of White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said the report was misguided.
"Drug addiction is a disease that can be successfully prevented and treated. Making drugs more available — as this report suggests — will make it harder to keep our communities healthy and safe," Office of National Drug Control Policy spokesman Rafael Lemaitre said.

not that I was expecting a different answer
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: Pigasus]
#14551263 - 06/02/11 03:03 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Drug addiction is a disease, so if we keep locking up more of these diseased crazies, the less disease there is.

The government refuses to look at the root cause of drug use: people simply want to alter their consciousness, or relieve pain. How do you eliminate curiosity or pain? You don't. Of course this is nothing new to shroomerites, but it's fucking painful to watch our society behave like idiots because they are afraid of something they know nothing about.
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: The Ecstatic]
#14551327 - 06/02/11 03:15 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I hate to be a buzzkill everybody but this report was released by the Global Commission on Drug Policy which is NOT a UN organisation.
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: Pigasus]
#14551356 - 06/02/11 03:21 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Pigasus said: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43245566/
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The office of White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said the report was misguided.
"Drug addiction is a disease that can be successfully prevented and treated. Making drugs more available — as this report suggests — will make it harder to keep our communities healthy and safe," Office of National Drug Control Policy spokesman Rafael Lemaitre said.

not that I was expecting a different answer
If i wasn't against murder, i might just gun down Gil Fuckowski.
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DrGreenThumb865
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: skatealex2]
#14551377 - 06/02/11 03:25 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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How is the Drug Czar STILL so ignorant... It's like he's stuck in the 1930's Reefer Madness bullshit. I say let's do away with the Drug Czar, he gets the taxpayers' money to do what? Uphold this pointless prohibition that plagues the entire country? What a joke!
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: 4runner] 2
#14551463 - 06/02/11 03:43 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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anunnakian said: And an update on what the white house has to say...
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Update at 11:15 a.m. ET: In response to the report, the White House Drug Policy says the adminstration efforts to reduce drug use "are not born out out of a culture war or drug war mentality, but out of the recognition that drug use strains our economy, health, and public safety."
The White House also says:
Overall drug use in the United States has dropped substantially over the past thirty years. The number of Americans using illicit drugs today is roughly half what it was in the late 70's. There has been a 46% drop in current cocaine use among young adults over the past five years, and a 68% drop in the rate of people testing positive for cocaine in the workplace since 2006. The potential production capacity for pure cocaine in Colombia has declined from an estimated 700 metric tons of potential cocaine production in 2001 to only 280 metric tons in 2009 —a 60% drop. Legalization remains a non-starter "because research shows that illegal drug use is associated with voluntary treatment admissions, fatal drugged driving accidents, mental illness, and emergency room admissions." http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/06/un-commission-the-global-war-on-drugs-has-failed/1
and how many people die because of alcohol & cigarettes every year?
they know what we know, there's too many peoples jobs/$$$ at stake for them to give a fuck. All those stats say to me is "we can scare and control our population! look how well we're doing!"
fuck the government...i dont see why people keep voting for people who want to INCREASE the size of the government....
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: DrGreenThumb865]
#14551541 - 06/02/11 04:01 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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DrGreenThumb865 said: How is the Drug Czar STILL so ignorant... It's like he's stuck in the 1930's Reefer Madness bullshit. I say let's do away with the Drug Czar, he gets the taxpayers' money to do what? Uphold this pointless prohibition that plagues the entire country? What a joke!

I think that the idea that anyone in our government is referred to as a "czar" says a lot...
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: Pigasus]
#14551578 - 06/02/11 04:08 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: Pigasus]
#14551982 - 06/02/11 05:42 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Pigasus said:
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DrGreenThumb865 said: How is the Drug Czar STILL so ignorant... It's like he's stuck in the 1930's Reefer Madness bullshit. I say let's do away with the Drug Czar, he gets the taxpayers' money to do what? Uphold this pointless prohibition that plagues the entire country? What a joke!

I think that the idea that anyone in our government is referred to as a "czar" says a lot...
I was thinking the same thing.
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: 4HO-DMT]
#14552099 - 06/02/11 06:06 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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physicist said:
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Pigasus said:
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DrGreenThumb865 said: How is the Drug Czar STILL so ignorant... It's like he's stuck in the 1930's Reefer Madness bullshit. I say let's do away with the Drug Czar, he gets the taxpayers' money to do what? Uphold this pointless prohibition that plagues the entire country? What a joke!

I think that the idea that anyone in our government is referred to as a "czar" says a lot...
I was thinking the same thing.
yah it just shows that all they care about is being healthy and eating salads
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Re: UN declares global war on drugs has failed! [Re: makaveli8x8]
#14552151 - 06/02/11 06:18 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Nothing too profound is going to happen instantly, but this is the spark that this bull shit drug war has needed to ignite.
I'm sure the U.S. government is going to give the rest of the world the middle finger, as the government works on privatizing prison systems, but as long as it's getting media exposure and/or polls on msnbc and CNN it will at least make people think.
On the way home from work today this document was being hailed on the republic talk radio network in my city, and Ron Paul was being championed as the Presidential candidate putting his foot down on this shit, and that show is live across the entire nation - so this small uprising is not complete vain by any means.
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#14552270 - 06/02/11 06:45 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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