Mother of all drug busts???

[druid]

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=3810206&ch=61492&src=news

$352 million, 5 metric tons of drugs(11,023 pounds)

wow....and GOOD!!!

[Glickman]

good time to have put stock in coca-...

i mean...

government bonds?

[AirAssault]

When are people going to realize, drugs are not the problem, people that do them are. Legalize it, tax it and let responsible people consume it in a responsible way. If you take away the criminal part of all drugs, the drug related crimes will drop like a stone. Other countries with either legal or relaxed laws regarding drugs do not have the same crime issues related to them as we do here in the US. The billions spent on the so called "war on drugs" is a joke. It wastes tax payer dollars that could be used on other needed projects.

[KC]

When are people going to realize, drugs are not the problem, people that do them are. Legalize it, tax it and let responsible people consume it in a responsible way. If you take away the criminal part of all drugs, the drug related crimes will drop like a stone. Other countries with either legal or relaxed laws regarding drugs do not have the same crime issues related to them as we do here in the US. The billions spent on the so called "war on drugs" is a joke. It wastes tax payer dollars that could be used on other needed projects.

[bornl33t]

When are people going to realize, drugs are not the problem, people that do them are. Legalize it, tax it and let responsible people consume it in a responsible way. If you take away the criminal part of all drugs, the drug related crimes will drop like a stone. Other countries with either legal or relaxed laws regarding drugs do not have the same crime issues related to them as we do here in the US. The billions spent on the so called "war on drugs" is a joke. It wastes tax payer dollars that could be used on other needed projects.

You're not ahead anymore but it's time you not say anything for a while.

[AirAssault]

You're not ahead anymore but it's time you not say anything for a while.

I shouldn't say anything for a while because YOU don't agree with what I have to say? LOL, sure, Ill be quiet.

I know my way of thinking is hard for some, such as yourself, to handle. It's ok to have your head barried in the sand, heck most of America is doing the same thing. Pull it on out and look around, it's ok, give it a try you may discover a few things.


Or is it another place people have their head?

[Madmarx]

AA for President!!!

[iambored]

When are people going to realize, drugs are not the problem, people that do them are. Legalize it, tax it and let responsible people consume it in a responsible way. If you take away the criminal part of all drugs, the drug related crimes will drop like a stone. Other countries with either legal or relaxed laws regarding drugs do not have the same crime issues related to them as we do here in the US. The billions spent on the so called "war on drugs" is a joke. It wastes tax payer dollars that could be used on other needed projects.

I support this opinion. And if not this, lets join Canada and the Netherlands in there drug policy. (Though I think hard drug/soft drug thing is stupid. All things carry possibility of addiction in one form or another.)

[Glickman]

I shouldn't say anything for a while because YOU don't agree with what I have to say? LOL, sure, Ill be quiet.

I know my way of thinking is hard for some, such as yourself, to handle. It's ok to have your head barried in the sand, heck most of America is doing the same thing. Pull it on out and look around, it's ok, give it a try you may discover a few things.


Or is it another place people have their head?

"drugs" like ganga are only illegal due to lobbying, and should be legalized (imo)

the drugs that ARE illegal because of their destructive properties are (duh) really dangerous. and you must be really, really dumb if you think that the overall nation would benefit from legalizing stuff like meth, or cocaine.

addiction carries only a little weight compared to how easily narcotics can destroy your body...

the "taboo" factor obviously applies to everything illegal, but by decriminalizing hard drugs, your saying yes, it might not be "cool" anymore to do drugs, but you ARE saying the FDA finds it ok to ingest.

[AirAssault]

"drugs" like ganga are only illegal due to lobbying, and should be legalized (imo)

the drugs that ARE illegal because of their destructive properties are (duh) really dangerous. and you must be really, really dumb if you think that the overall nation would benefit from legalizing stuff like meth, or cocaine.

addiction carries only a little weight compared to how easily narcotics can destroy your body...

the "taboo" factor obviously applies to everything illegal, but by decriminalizing hard drugs, your saying yes, it might not be "cool" anymore to do drugs, but you ARE saying the FDA finds it ok to ingest.

Again, it is not the drugs fault someone can't handle it, do it without being out of control and so forth. Alcohol causes WAY more issues than any other drug and for some reason I can still go buy that. I have never done heroin or PCP and making it legal will not "make" me want to do it. I have had the chance many many times to do both, but really had no desire. Those inclined to do drugs will do them, those that are not wont, simple fact. You may get a small part of the population that will try it if it is legalized, but not very many IMHO.

[Hexis]

the drugs that ARE illegal because of their destructive properties are (duh) really dangerous. and you must be really, really dumb if you think that the overall nation would benefit from legalizing stuff like meth, or cocaine.

addiction carries only a little weight compared to how easily narcotics can destroy your body...

In the scientific context neither cocaine nor methamphetamine are narcotics.

In the US Legal sense, cocaine is, but only by wordage.

Both are heavy stimulants and do not act like opioid substances.

[rkjunior303]

"drugs" like ganga are only illegal due to lobbying, and should be legalized (imo)

the drugs that ARE illegal because of their destructive properties are (duh) really dangerous. and you must be really, really dumb if you think that the overall nation would benefit from legalizing stuff like meth, or cocaine.

addiction carries only a little weight compared to how easily narcotics can destroy your body...

the "taboo" factor obviously applies to everything illegal, but by decriminalizing hard drugs, your saying yes, it might not be "cool" anymore to do drugs, but you ARE saying the FDA finds it ok to ingest.

what about cigarettes or alcohol? one could argue they are just as destructive to the body if ABUSED.

[Muzikman]

When are people going to realize, drugs are not the problem, people that do them are. Legalize it, tax it and let responsible people consume it in a responsible way. If you take away the criminal part of all drugs, the drug related crimes will drop like a stone. Other countries with either legal or relaxed laws regarding drugs do not have the same crime issues related to them as we do here in the US. The billions spent on the so called "war on drugs" is a joke. It wastes tax payer dollars that could be used on other needed projects.

I assume you are not a drug user, never have been a drug user and do not know any one who has died from drug use.

There are some drugs that wouldn't hurt anyone to be legalized and there are plenty more that would. It's those drugs that cause the most problem.

You never hear about a pot deal gone bad. It's the hard core drugs, the drugs that you can do once and die. They are the drugs people are willing to kill to get.

And ok, so you leaglize and tax those drugs. Do you think it's going to make them cheaper? hell no, it's going to raise the cost because now instead of making them in your basement, they are going to have to be federaly regulated and made by drug companies. So your $15 rock of crack just went up to $50. So now you need to rob more people to get more money so you can buy the same (or less) amounts of drugs.

Think a little.

[AirAssault]

I assume you are not a drug user, never have been a drug user and do not know any one who has died from drug use.

There are some drugs that wouldn't hurt anyone to be legalized and there are plenty more that would. It's those drugs that cause the most problem.

You never hear about a pot deal gone bad. It's the hard core drugs, the drugs that you can do once and die. They are the drugs people are willing to kill to get.

And ok, so you leaglize and tax those drugs. Do you think it's going to make them cheaper? hell no, it's going to raise the cost because now instead of making them in your basement, they are going to have to be federaly regulated and made by drug companies. So your $15 rock of crack just went up to $50. So now you need to rob more people to get more money so you can buy the same (or less) amounts of drugs.

Think a little.

I don't know any one that has died from drug use. The fact that they died while using drugs simply proves my point. It's not the drug but the people that do them. I have been a casual user of many different drugs at different times in my life. Yet was able to go to college, serve time in the military, and hold a job without robbing the local 7-11 to get my next "fix". Responsible use of any drug (cigs, alcohol, meth, cocaine, mary J, and so forth) in no way keeps the user from living a productive life. I don't see how legalizing a drug will cause the price to go up significantly. If anything take away the criminal aspect and it is most likely going to lower the cost. What happened when the 18th amendment was put in effect? Then the 21st? There is your model right there.

[Established420]

40,000 Pounds of cocaine seized.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3c0_1187906928