How do U feel about that .Is it going to make things harder to fight the so called drug War in this country ?
199048
There should be no illegal drudge.  There are all kinds of medical uses for every drug created but in the US we have illegal drugs that your Dr. cannot prescribe for you even if it would save your life.  Heroin is used routinely to treat severe cancer related pain in other countries.  LSD was developed to treat alcoholism, marijuana has several uses. Cocaine also has several uses.  I think the hype surrounding illegal drugs is just a propaganda thing of the politicians to have a platform to get our votes.  There are just as many abuses of legal drugs as there is of illegal drugs.  And what about alcohol & tobacco?  They are legal & are the worst of them all.  Anyway,  my point is, if they were legal there would be no war on drugs.  We'd save all kinds of tax money.  Do away with DEA,ATF, RENU & a lot of idiot stupid laws.  I don't even & never have done drugs but if everything were legal, then tax the h--- out of the recreational drugs & set up rehabs etc. for the druggies.
246431
But thats just it. I personally dont think there was an effect. They gathered, spoke their peace, now they are happy. No laws were changed, no one arrested (surprisingly). no one hurt. I feel they could have gone about the issue a diffrent way, but i still dont see any changes in our country today because of yesterday. I dotn support what they are doing or why they are doing it, but why couldnt they have done it differently? Not going to work never solved problems for anyone. They wanted us to feel what it would be like if there were no illegal immigrants in our country, i dont know about you , but nothing changed here, i still watched mexicans buying stuff at our local store, no protesting, no signs. so i still dotn know what the point of yesterday was.
545588
We aren't honest about the problem.  For the most part, this is a national security issue having to do with mexico.  Quite literally, mexico has created a black market industry that rivals oil exportation as its main source of revenue.  This has horrible consequences for both us and mexico.  Drugs have a direct effect on our population but the money sent back to mexico creates a situation where the most heinously evil people have tons of power.  We are seeing the result right now as the mexican government is only a few short steps from being overthrown and being replaced with a communist/totalitarian government fueled by drug money.  Mexico has become the type of place where you are out dancing at a club, minding your own business when all of a sudden a group of gunmen burst in and toss a bunch of severed heads on the stage as a warning to people.\n\nSolving this is quite direct.  Shut down the border and seal it tight.  The methamphetamines issue is even simpler to solve.  Get rid of certain OTC cold medications and it becomes very difficult to manufacture them.
581802
DUCK, man, DUCK!!!!! boy are you in for it. You should know by now you can't talk sense here.\n\nTry saying that when we declared war on terror, it meant we are never gonna stop,\n\nor that the government uses the war on drugs to invade our private lives,\n\nYou are so brave:)
425301
The current drug laws really don't make sense and your idea has merit. There are always going to be drug users. Decrimiinalization will not make more drug users. It will reduce petty crime and strike a serious blow to organized crime.\n\nUnfortunately, it would also make tens of thousands of government employees useless. They would have nothing to do and their bosses would lose their little empires. We can't have that, now can we? After all, it's only taxpayer funds they are wasting on a lost cause.
595945
Well due to the dominant conservative ideology we have in the country, I don't believe that we can ever legalize drugs. Conservatives see legalization as a means of condoning its practice and use. Despite eliminating the flow of money towards organized crime, and essentially ending the "war on drugs," the decriminalization of substance abuse and legalized sales of drugs is seen as a ineffective solution.
421861
The war on drugs has done nothing except create the black market for drugs, imprisoned many people that have not done any harm to any one and wasted billions and billions of tax dollars.\n\nThis black market is extremely profitable and as such enables criminals to buy assault weapons that they use to "defend" their market zone from competitors. This is where drive by shootings come in and where the little kids are getting shot in the crossfire.\n\nFor the police it is an excuse to violate the rights of anyone they suspect of possession or sale of drugs. If they turn out to be wrong, they just plant some drugs on you that they seized from their last bust.\n\nIf you want to reduce gang violence in the long run, legalize drugs, it eliminates the income source for them to finance their weapons supplies.\n\nIf you want to eliminate 30-40 billion dollars per year out of the budget, legalize drugs and dissolve the DEA, eliminate the need for our troops to be conducting operations in Columbia and elsewhere.\n\nIt cost the taxpayers a minimum of $30,000 per year to keep someone convicted of nothing more than possession or sale of a controlled substance locked up in prison. These people have not committed a violent offense and have harmed no one.\n\nEnd the insanity of drug prohibition.
574392
Yes, we're flaming mad and will grow larger and larger to fight the injustice done to us.  I only save one thing - that as red upset as we are, you get to go home - that is your amnesty.\n\nSometimes when you bite the system - the system bites back.  They don't realize how much happier Americans would be to let them go to jail than pay for them.\n\nYour government lied to you - and our government has been complicit until now - even the Senate bill in base is tough.  I read an article today how now there's no one left to do the work in Mexico, you are all here.  Your country needs you - you have close election there - if you can organize here, you can organize there, but by the Grace of God go home and make you country repsectable!!  Do that and we'll be your best friends!!\n\nKeep believing the lies - and watch where that gets you!!!\n\nSome of you people aren't even up with what's going on!  The Senate is turning toward the House, and the House passed a bill that if local police don't enforce immigration, they lose millions!!  Not to mention all the cities - and states like Georgia - that are passing anti-immigration laws!\n\nI take it also most of you don't remember that amnesty was passed in 1986, and the promises of law enforcement didn't happen!!  WE WILL NOT LET HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF AGAIN!!!\n\nEVEN VDARE ADMITS THE TIDE IS TURNING IN OUR FAVOR, THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE ARE TURNING SLOWLY BUT ARE BEGINING TO TURN!!\n\nYOU MAY SAY YOU WON'T GIVE UP - BUT YOU CAN BET NIETHER WILL WE!!!!  WE ARE IN IT FOR THE LOOOOONG HAUL!!!
469726
What an informative article...but I am already against illegals in our country so this only reinforces not changes my stance.\n\nthanks!
158129
ill continue my usual routine...\n\ni hope they have fun pushing their propaganda...this whole issue is REALLY about people who cross our borders illegally NOT all immigrants...\n\ndespicable...
70317
The war on terrorism isn't trying to prevent people thinking what they want to. It is trying to make people think twice before they try something. Let me put it this way, if I hated this country and wanted to blow up some stuff, I would think twice if I knew that the consequences would be something along the lines of carpet bombing of my country. It is severe and unjust, but it is also more than anyone else is trying to do.\n\nAs to the war on drugs, it is not fought against inanimate objects, it is fought against those who make and distribute those objects.\n\nI am not meaning to sound high and mighty, I am just putting forth my opinion, and trying not to disrespect yours.
16607
No, we aren't winning.  For every ton of drugs they stop 10 more tons get it.  For every dealer they take off the street there are 10 more willing to take his place.  There is too much money to be made in the drug trade for it to ever be gone.  It's a waste of money and resources that could be better used elsewhere and figure out a better way to deal with it.
276811
I'd definitely support legalization for someone who volunteered for combat service. If they are willing to defend this country, the least we can do is let them live here.\n\nAmnesty for illegals isn't fair, and you know it.  It is a matter of where do we want to put our resources, what do we want to live with having done, how effective would deportation be at the end of the day and at what social cost, and should we at least partly blame our government for letting these people get to the point where this is the only home they have?\n\nI don't know how to get something workable out of the Senate Bill, though. I think we may just need to start over.
251542
I think it is better this way,do you want your son to get caught having drugs?This is just helping the investigation to catch the drug dealer and the people above.If they caught the drug addict,they'll get to drug dealer and the rest.Malaysia is trying to bust all of drug,but some crazy making money still selling them.I feel a bit disappointed in those people. Anyway,you shouldn't feel humiliated,you are helping the investigation,although nothing has came out from it.well done!
607355
Just wait, it'll get better...my prediction is that more gangs etc. from Mexico will work on whittling away at america, bit by bit, through fun things like identity theft, maybe eventually they'll just have to cut the internet between the two countries...Mexico's bound and determined to get what they want, and they really don't have a lot of consideration for america/americans in the process of gaining that objective. Not very neighborly...
340264
I think it is insane that medical marijuana has had such a hard time, it could offer cheap and effective pain relief for many people.  Especially when a lot more dangerous drugs like OxyContin get prescribed like candy.  Wake up America!
306188
YIKES!!  Now I'm gettng worried. Don't scare me like that. Sometimes we seem so weak I could see it happening. If we don't get tougher it's going to be a Mexican and Muslim country. All those wars we fought to have American freedom and then the hippies grew up into weak Liberals and we get took over easily from within.