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Re: Medical Marijuana
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Fri, 23 Nov 2001 18:26:26 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
David:

I think a lot of that shows a poor understanding of what is actually taking
place in our good country.

The reasons to keep drugs (currently illicit drugs) ILLEGAL are:

? I admit I'm not up on the issues, but essentially the reasons you give are
"under-the-covers" reasoning. And as such, are they encouragable? IE is
having "slush money" and "overseeing drug trade" and "illegally dealing in
drugs" something that you consider a "pro" of keeping drugs illegal?

If you're right, I'll admit that those may indeed be the reasons behind why
it's currently kept illegal, but that they shouldn't be. And if you're
wrong... ?

DaveE



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  Re: Medical Marijuana
 
"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:Gn9n82.12G@lugnet.com... (...) listen to the BBC radio program I mentioned in earlier post for discussions on US governments role in creating the drug problem (URL) 15 minutes in till the end (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Medical Marijuana
 
(...) They're true assertions about how things operate. Further, they're extremely valid reasons for the powers that be to want drugs illegal although I deny that they've organised into an overarching conspiracy that has thought things through. But (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Medical Marijuana
 
David: I think a lot of that shows a poor understanding of what is actually taking place in our good country. The reasons to keep drugs (currently illicit drugs) ILLEGAL are: 1. Increased government income (nondeclared, slips easily into one's (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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