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Of 17 countries surveyed, China and Japan had the lowest rates of drug use and the United States had the highest rate -- by far.

America is number one, baby !

America !  Smurf Yeah !

ShnickyShnack wrote:

China's drug rate is far higher than the official numbers, but I'm sure it's still nowhere on the American scale.

At any rate, how much does the WoD actually have to do with cutting drug use?

There really is no relationship between our strict drug laws and our current levels of drug use.

zoees wrote:

I really hope that enough Americans will get as fed up with it as I, and a few others here are and finally push to do something about it.

I have e-mailed my rep Niki Tsongas twice on the issue of decriminalizing marijuana (making it legal) in regards to legislation put forth by congressman Barney Frank (e-mailed him too). Although she does not agree with this (I got a cookie cutter response) she does agree with making medical marijuana legal which is a start. My second e-mail argued the points of total legalization.

I will protest the DEA's anniversary and their existence. Tonight I will be taking my MacBook Pro outside, sit at my lounge table, Stream The Ferrel Show (or maybe Pink Floyd's, "Wish You Were Here"), while browsing the internet and smoking a fine bowl of Haze.

resedit wrote:

All we need to do is give the death penalty for drug abuse, like some countries do.

Think your average 14 year old kid is going to experiment with pot if it can result in his public execution?

Great, then we can be just like them.

And- yes.

From the early 80's until about 92 the price of weed about tripled.
We used to joke that that was the only effect of the war on drugs.
Now the price of weed has held steady (@~$50/eighth oz) for 15+ years but the # of peeps in jail has skyrocketed. Wether that's their intent or not, that's about all it's doing, filling up jails.

It does create a ton of jobs. Almost as if that were the intention.

wellfleation wrote:

zoees wrote:

I really hope that enough Americans will get as fed up with it as I, and a few others here are and finally push to do something about it.

I have e-mailed my rep Niki Tsongas twice on the issue of decriminalizing marijuana (making it legal) in regards to legislation put forth by congressman Barney Frank (e-mailed him too). Although she does not agree with this (I got a cookie cutter response) she does agree with making medical marijuana legal which is a start. My second e-mail argued the points of total legalization.

I will protest the DEA's anniversary and their existence. Tonight I will be taking my MacBook Pro outside, sit at my lounge table, Stream The Ferrel Show (or maybe Pink Floyd's, "Wish You Were Here"), while browsing the internet and smoking a fine bowl of Haze.

smurf *cough*, the war, *cough cough* , on marijuana smokers.

That felt goooooood........

Is there a link for the information on the first post?

I find it hard to believe we're number 1 per capita for drug use.

Its just a sign of affluence and freedom.

Here's a much better and more intensive version- not on a news station.

http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlse … 1&ct=1

This is pretty good-

We'll ransack your home, tear your family apart;
Take your children away; and that's just a start.
We'll take or destroy everything you hold dear;
And leave your heart heavy with anger and fear.
"Concerned citizens" are easily found,
Who'll believe all the lies we've been spreading around;
We'll threaten and bully the weak and poor,
Til we get a warrant to knock down your door.
We'll swear under oath that the rumors are true,
And be on our way to terrorize you.
Though others may know us by different names,
The M.O. of drugcops is always the same_--
A battering ram, a percussion grenade,
Signal the start of another drug raid.
Looking real scary, in black riot gear;
No police badges or uniforms here;
We break and we enter, guns drawn in case
You try to defend your family or place.
The crimes we commit in our quest to control
Are justified means to a glorious goal --
A drug-free America, even if we
Take away all of your rights to be free.
Protections of privacy, gone by the way;
Oppression is really a small price to pay
For knowing your family is safe and secure
From dangerous drugs and their deadly allure.
Drugs that are evil, Satan's own kind;
Possessing your soul, your heart and your mind.
We know it's a lie, but we'll never back down;
No matter the cost, we won't be turned around;
For we have no conscience, no courage, no heart,
To undo the damage done; no place to start.
Our make-believe war has become the real thing,
With all of the suffering that real wars can bring.
Our power is awesome; our brotherhood strong;
If you stand against us, you won't stand for long.
The fear we instill in your family and friends
Will cause them to scatter, like dust in the wind.
Violent drug raids put your children in danger;
We'll take them away and we'll give them to strangers.
Then we'll blame the loss of the ones that you love
On evil, illegal, dangerous drugs.

user wrote:

I just saw the latest anti-pot commercial again this morning - where the kid weaves a cocoon of marijuana around him until he emerges as an overweight 30 year old wearing the same clothes and being nagged by his mom to take out the trash.

Granted, that's an awful situation , but leaving aside the challenge of causality, is that the best they can come up with? Is that any reason for putting people in jail for smoking it?

It's funny how many people complain about the exaggerations of the war on drugs and then make their own about people going to jail just for smoking pot.