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> But the same laws are used much more frequently to try and enforce drug prohibition. Drug cartels in the western hemisphere turn out to be pretty violent, to
by bb88 6y ago
> But the same laws are used much more frequently to try and enforce drug prohibition.
Drug cartels in the western hemisphere turn out to be pretty violent, to the point where you can think of them as terrorists -- bombings and other mass casualty events.
The other point you make is valid, though.
- jliptzin 6y agoI’m sure our victory in the drug war will come any moment now.
- nmlnn 6y agoThe solution to that is pretty simple.. end drug prohibition.
- Reelin 6y agoCartels are only involved due to prohibition. If it were ended, it would be pharmaceutical (ie industrial chemical) companies selling the drugs. Sigma-Aldrich and Bayer don't seem like terrorist organizations to me. Or perhaps I missed the headline where Pfizer was caught beheading people?
- bb88 6y agoNo, companies wouldn't behead people. That's silly. It's way too messy and doesn't scale. Terrorist companies would be smarter than that. Sell and market a highly addictive, deadly drug, and profit from it making it look like it's all above board. Then they blame the users for getting hooked on it on the first place after getting the doctors to prescribe it heavily using kickbacks. And thousands upon thousands of people die. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-sackler-familys-plan-to-keep-its-billions https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-sackler-familys...