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Indigenous Canadians use ( not abuse ) drugs since forever. Traditionally, religion is the gateway to murderous drug policy almost everywhere; uphold by the hig
by coretx 7y ago
Indigenous Canadians use ( not abuse ) drugs since forever. Traditionally, religion is the gateway to murderous drug policy almost everywhere; uphold by the highly profitable and rent seeking security industrial complex.
It's a self reinforcing circle. One that's not likely to end anytime soon. Look at the downvotes i received on my previous post - one that is not only evident but can easily be proven to be true.
- dmix 7y agoSure but a lot of people still believe drugs should be illegal and it’s still a big cultural taboo in many parts of the world. Only recently in the west has that started to shift over 50% for pot. Other ones are much farther behind. That has a big effect on the system as a whole. I still think the agencies and policy directly influences people’s opinion. They constantly hear about drug dealers getting arrested so they associate it immediately as bad people engaged in bad things. So it does have a cyclical effect but not just for financial or rent-seeking reasons. Which exists but I suspect has a smaller role than you think.