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duhneece

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17. Guess what? All of those things you don't want are already happening!

Reply to Demeter (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 08:44 PM

Oct 2015

Alcohol prohibition did not work; nor is the 'War on Drugs' working. Regulation, rational & compassionate approaches are what we need now; we tried to criminalize drugs and IT DID NOT WORK.

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UN to call on governments around the world to decriminalise all drugs, says Richard Branson [View all] Turborama Oct 2015 OP

Portugal will be glad to show them how it is done. SamKnause Oct 2015 #1

I disagree Demeter Oct 2015 #2

Decriminalized /=/ legal EOM Kurska Oct 2015 #3

Could you point me to the massive spike in date rapes in Portugal? jeff47 Oct 2015 #4

The substance being illegal now Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #5

Drug users are ALREADY doing all of those things Taitertots Oct 2015 #6

If you're afraid of being druged and raped Stryst Oct 2015 #8

I'm afraid of ANYONE suffering violence at the hands of people who put drugs before humans Demeter Oct 2015 #9

Wrong Android3.14 Oct 2015 #12

Well put, thank you. jhart3333 Oct 2015 #16

You probably know more addicts than you think. pinstikfartherin Oct 2015 #13

Guess what? All of those things you don't want are already happening! duhneece Oct 2015 #17

The drug problem will continue to exist until the profit motive is eliminated. jalan48 Oct 2015 #7

Exactly. Duppers Oct 2015 #11

Thanks! We have all these Duval Oct 2015 #14

Do any of you have a link to the Portugal study? My only jwirr Oct 2015 #10

Sorry to pour cold water on this, but the UN denies this muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #15