Reply #56: I just think you have to look at how complex it is.

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I TOTALLY agree with the war on drugs. I'll bet the officers perceptions were partially shaped by seeing these seedy violent people get rich of things while decent companies can't touch them. This is valid and real, and it has to be dealt with. But I think you can't underestimate the threat of too much corporate power, especially at this point in our history, with oil companies dictating foreign policy in many ways. These guys put profit above everything.
I hear your point about de-criminalization, and I'm not convinced it would affect illegal drugs trade in a bad way.
Honestly, I don't know what the answer is. But I think you have to acknowledge that there is no quick fix, no simple thing like legalization is going to address the complete complexity of this problem.