Comments on: Morgan Freeman, Richard Branson take to YouTube to oppose the war on drugs

By: wwright

wwright — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:51:37 +0000

You really don’t need our money, do you? It’s so easy to raise! Just buy and sell drugs,use the money to buy and sell arms. then you’ll have plenty to fight these criminals.

By: DrugWardefender

DrugWardefender — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:54:08 +0000

look, the drug war is good. drugs are bad! why are you all doing drugs and for drug dealers? I don’t like bad things. Let’s fight criminals! More money to drug war and we’ll win it, just a little more. I’m so close to winning it, I know I didn’t win it last time and the time before that and all, but just give us a chance, you’ll see! with more money, we can fight the drug war! It’s not addicted to money at all, it just needs a lot of money. Come on, I’m desperate for drug war money! Help me! (cries).

By: attorneyforfreedom

attorneyforfreedom — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:14:09 +0000

Eventually, we will all look back on this drug war like we now look back at that other drug war on alcohol called prohibition. When it comes to that other addictive and destructive drug, alcohol, we now realize that the problems caused by making it illegal far outweigh the problems associated solely with its use. Indeed, there are few problems associated with alcohol’s use. It is the misuse of alcohol, or more specifically, the misuse of alcohol coupled with a risk of harm to others, that now stands as the lone major problem with alcohol. Many people peacefully and responsibly use alcohol with no risk of harm to others. There are no alcohol cartels, no violence associated with the manufacture, transportation or sale of alcohol, and nobody goes to prison for its mere possession. Society was much improved when the war on alcohol was ended. The war on drugs will also end. Politicians who show real leadership by supporting its end now will benefit. This is all good. However, until we realize that the best reason to end the drug war is because competent adults are entitled to be in charge of their own bodies and lives, we will never truly achieve a free society.

By: John

John — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:08:13 +0000

I question your comment about “…leading otherwise normal lives”. I think that is in the vast minority. If you have been around addicts you know that an addicted person often prioritizes their “high” above all other responsibilities and many drugs incapacitate their users during this high. This is statistically and medically proven. It’s hard enough to be a good parent sober much less when incapacitated.

By: John

John — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:07:43 +0000

I agree with you Tim with the exception that children of parents who may have to be afforded special care. The probelm with drugs isn’t that it only affects the users…but the kids of those users. Perhaps if we pour all our resources into providing shelter, care, and safety to those affected most by the use of drugs (legal or othewise) the problem won’t span generations like it does today. In the end we may have to forcibly take these children from their drug addicted/negligent parents.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:14:40 +0000

@Tim: there are heroin addicts in the UK who get their drugs free from the govt, and in fact lead otherwise normal lives, holding jobs, paying taxes, and raising families. Think about it: which would you rather pay for: $40K+/year per prisoner to imprison them, or maybe $400/yr for their drugs. And imprisoning cannabis users is just absurd.

By: Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:44:09 +0000

I’ve been interested in this subject since reading about the decriminalization of all drugs in Portugal and the success they had. Will definitely watch.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:59:46 +0000

I do agree that the war on drugs is on some levels a waste of resources. I personally don’t care if people want to consume drugs, BUT I believe that if they do, society has no obligation to pay for their rehabilitation and/or treatment. They brought it on themselves so that’s their responsibility.

By: Steve Ardire

Steve Ardire — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:22:14 +0000

And you can thank the voters of Washington State and Colorado for saying war on drugs is a failure and showing the way on recreational use of marijuana. Hope other states wake up !

After 40 years, ‘drug war’ still a failure – The Hill’s Congress Blog http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/167043-after-40-years-drug-war-still-a-failure. Norm Stamper 34-year veteran police officer who retired as Seattle’s chief of police in 2000

By: Filipe Marinho da Rocha

Filipe Marinho da Rocha — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:38:39 +0000

Finally some famous ppl come out and say it! war on drugs is stupid and it’s impossible to win