Decriminalization is the main point of this Guardian piece: War on Drugs: Bring Out The Peace Pipe. As the so call drug war wages war on humanity in industrialized countries it is literally tearing the hearts out of third world nations like Mexico. In the Mexico Drug War: The New Killing Fields, Rory Carroll puts it to words while you can see a bit of the daily activities of Mexico’s drug war foot troopers in Mexico’s Struggle to Win “War” on Drugs. The “drug war” means somewhat different things to different people depending on whether its pork for the DEA, political ammo for medical marijuana pharmacies, survival for those in the cross fire or heroin for an addict. One thing is certain, we are not winning this war. The definition of winning is a huge road block that has to be resolved. We need to talk about what winning is. Links by Mary.
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September 11, 2010 at 9:53 am
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We send millions of dollars to Mexico each year to help in the fight but it is one of the biggest waste of money I have ever seen and here’s one reason why: The USA Today last week reported that the president of Mexico indicated they have arrested over 35,000 individuals, with 700 being directly involved in the drug cartels, but only 12% of those arrested went to jail. Why would only 12% be sent to jail? Because of bribes and the threat of killing the DA children etc. It will never change because the “demand” for the products will not change in America.