The drug menace

New Penguin Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 1

Cut the drug cartels' throats by legalizing and regulating distribution. It would immediately cut off the major source of funding for terrorists worldwide and would increase our tax base instead of draining it.
"Over the lifetime of the drug war, we have given U.S. law enforcement more than $1 trillion to stop the flow of drugs." rants Dean Becker, Producer of Drug Truth Network. What a waste of precious lives and resources! Over that same period more than $10 trillion untaxed dollars flowed to terrorists, dangerous cartels and violent gangs.
A member of an independent organization Texans for public justice said “Restore justice in America; construct science based drug policies about saving and rehabilitating instead of ruining lives.”
Abstinence from recreational drugs is safest for all, especially youth but few will choose it. Parents do need to set an example for their children. However, most parents who use drugs and alcohol do not abuse them. They are responsible drug users, especially marijuana users as it is the safest choice.
Over a thousand people die each day due to tobacco use! Close to 300 a day dies from prescribed pharmaceuticals. The tobacco, alcohol and pharmaceuticals gangs deal drugs that kill many more annually than all illicit drugs.
Prohibition fuels corruption of public officials and injustice in the courts. It triggers violence in streets and along borders. It incites terrorists by forcing senseless policy on other countries. The black market supports despicable people who sell to children and who recruit them to sell to their peers. The statistics reveal that racism is epidemic in the drug war.
"Save the children from Prohibition," was a slogan used to end alcohol prohibition. Punishing children or adults for making a safer health choice today is absolute madness. The drug war tries to destroy families and does destroy the family value of practicing health safety.
Effective drug education based on medical science builds student's confidence to make informed responsible choices. We want to encourage drug free behavior not awaken their curiosity. Truth, trust and reason encourage open communications between youth, parents and faculties.