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Another 'drugs are bad' show

posted 10 years ago by sturmv
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This has become another "drugs are bad" show.
They mention how the cocaine destroys rainforests but conveniently forget to mention how the US financed chemical spraying operations have destroyed a lot more and caused long term damage.

Everyone with a brain knows by now that the people who want to desperately keep drugs illegal are the big gangs/cartels. They make the huge profits ONLY because it's illegal. I'm confident they make political donations to keep it all illegal, it's their only edge in business.

If drugs were all legal, corporations would take over fast and the criminal minded people would have no chance. Oh yeah, and the profit margins would be a lot smaller.

Drugs need to be legal, regulated and taxed. Legalization would make drugs cheaper and addicts wouldn't need to steal as much. Regulation would save lives and lower healthcare costs associated with use and overdoses. Taxation would help fight other, more serious crime and would free the police to deal with real problems and not this fight with windmills.

[–] terrencepatrix 10 years ago

It's not just the gangs/cartels. The major drug cartels run businesses worth several billions a year...that money is stored in international and off shore bank accounts. That is a whole lot of funds for massive global banking firms to play with and I'm sure a lot of this dirty money ends up squeaky clean in very white, well-suited, hands.

Those who benefit from a free market are the ones benefiting the most from the war on drugs. And at their feet lie the deaths of millions and millions of citizens. And they couldn't care less, so they fund anti-drug campaigns and keep the war on drugs alive. Basically it's the massive banking industry and corporations that enable the cartels to keep operating and flooding the market with drugs. If drugs were legalized then that would allow new business owners to enter the market...and that's the last thing they want. The same as how Wal-Mart buys or forces out local markets. Why let a local, sustainable market get a cut of the profits?

[–] Alexandra_Shulgin 10 years ago

Look what's happened in Colorado. The legalization of pot has had a big impact on the local drug dealers... now they are basically out of business or need to find a new drug to sell.

It's funny how the cops always go for the customers instead of the big-time DEALERS on this show. I guess it's all about quotas and keeping the judicial system a billion-dollar-a-year industry. Forget about the cartels- I want to see every other drug legalized just so the LE and the rest of the entire "system" don't benefit off of corrupt practices anymore!

When there is no more room on IMDB, the trolls will wheel to 4chan.

[–] MitchKwiatkowski22 9 years ago

To get to the big time dealers you have to get the buys and low level guys to get them to flip. Most likely the dude in charge isn't going to be touching the drugs. Watch The Wire and you can find out how most of it works.

[–] dddddeadpool 8 years ago

You call it flip. We call it RAT where I come from.

[–] hitnwalz 9 years ago

This is explained on the show. The Cartel episode I believe. Many of the higher level guys don't even touch the actual product - they just make the connections and make it happen.

[–] joana-pedroso15 8 years ago

So your point is... drugs are good for you? hum...

Wouldn't be so sure profit margin would be smaller. Pharmaceutical companies and tobacco companies make big money even though everyone knows tobacco is bad for you, so you would only be replacing cartels with corporations. And honestly, cartels use the money to help their communities and often drug dealers and even cartel leaders come from a background of poverty; CEOs from corporations are just priviledged greedy kids and want the money all for themselves. Those legal CEOs disgust way more than those men from cartels and gangs.

Drugs are always drugs no matter if they are illegal or legal, people shouldn't use them, period. A lot more money should be applied in offering treatment to addicts instead of putting them in jail or arresting low level dealers who frankly are just poor people with no other choice.

[–] dl4060 8 years ago

So your point is... drugs are good for you? hum...

That is pretty clearly not the point he is making.

I would not legalize every drug, but I agree with much of what several of these posters are saying.

Pot should certainly legalized. Like alcohol it can cause serious problems if abused,and I would never advise anyone to drink or smoke pot although I enjoy having a few drinks from time to time (does that make me a hypocrite?), but that is not a good reason to keep it illegal. I think the ball is rolling and we will see more and more states going the legal/taxation route.

[–] sandifay62 7 years ago

The show has shown how some drug use has been beneficial to some users, but how can they be truthful about the drug and illegal drug industry without shown how much harm is does to the health and safety of people? I think the show is pretty balanced.

It's the negative drug's affect on the human body, hardcore addicts, and drug dealers that are giving drugs the "bad name".

If only they could stop drug users from committing crimes to get more drug, make the drug makers (cooks, pharmaceutical companies, etc.) make healthier drugs without side effects and brain damage, get the drug dealers from killing people that rival them or owe them money, things would be more sunny. But no one that loves drugs are interested in fixing those issues. Lol

As far as the DEA only going after the users, that's not true. They just aren't going to show every big time drug dealer they're currently trying to get and they aren't going to show all the tactics they're trying. They also aren't going to show the possible corrupt people in the government that are keeping things the way they are. But every know and then, we hear about them and see them getting caught. It's not an easy and simple subject for anyone to explore.