Drug war is a success, especially against Weed

DiogenesTheWiser said:

I won't be around this site very much more after this, but thought I'd leave this link here.

Confessions of a DEA "propagandist" reveal what I've known for 30 years now. The Drug War is a success--successful not because the cops have eradicated drugs (because that was never the intention), but because the cops have thrown a bunch of people in jail and that's profitable. Think of who benefits from an active drug war: cops, cops, more cops, cops at all levels.

But also, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, drug testing labs, bailiffs, court reporters, janitors at court rooms, jailers, bail bondsmen, police administrators, cops, drug rehab industry, private prisons, county prisons, DARE, and cops. If weed were legal from coast to coast, what would all these people do for a living?? They're protecting their turf and their livelihoods. Taht's why most of the states will never allow rec weed.

Weed is the easiest drug to detect because it smells. And it's the hardest to hide when smuggling given its girth and volume. That's why weed is still mostly Public Enemy No. 1 in most of the Deep South and Midwest. States, and municipalities make lots of money on weed's illegality. Take Mississippi, for instance. at the state level, Weed is decriminalized, but most of the people sitting in municipal and county jails are there for small potatoes weed possession.

http://theantimedia.org/ex-dea-spokeswoman-weed-safe/?utm_source=br&utm_medium=repost&utm_campaign=brsep

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DiogenesTheWiser said:

I won't be around this site very much more after this, but thought I'd leave this link here.

Confessions of a DEA "propagandist" reveal what I've known for 30 years now. The Drug War is a success--successful not because the cops have eradicated drugs (because that was never the intention), but because the cops have thrown a bunch of people in jail and that's profitable. Think of who benefits from an active drug war: cops, cops, more cops, cops at all levels.

But also, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, drug testing labs, bailiffs, court reporters, janitors at court rooms, jailers, bail bondsmen, police administrators, cops, drug rehab industry, private prisons, county prisons, DARE, and cops. If weed were legal from coast to coast, what would all these people do for a living?? They're protecting their turf and their livelihoods. Taht's why most of the states will never allow rec weed.

Weed is the easiest drug to detect because it smells. And it's the hardest to hide when smuggling given its girth and volume. That's why weed is still mostly Public Enemy No. 1 in most of the Deep South and Midwest. States, and municipalities make lots of money on weed's illegality. Take Mississippi, for instance. at the state level, Weed is decriminalized, but most of the people sitting in municipal and county jails are there for small potatoes weed possession.

http://theantimedia.org/ex-dea-spokeswoman-weed-safe/?utm_source=br&utm_medium=repost&utm_campaign=brsep

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DiogenesTheWiser said:

I won't be around this site very much more after this, but thought I'd leave this link here.

Confessions of a DEA "propagandist" reveal what I've known for 30 years now. The Drug War is a success--successful not because the cops have eradicated drugs (because that was never the intention), but because the cops have thrown a bunch of people in jail and that's profitable. Think of who benefits from an active drug war: cops, cops, more cops, cops at all levels.

But also, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, drug testing labs, bailiffs, court reporters, janitors at court rooms, jailers, bail bondsmen, police administrators, cops, drug rehab industry, private prisons, county prisons, DARE, and cops. If weed were legal from coast to coast, what would all these people do for a living?? They're protecting their turf and their livelihoods. Taht's why most of the states will never allow rec weed.

Weed is the easiest drug to detect because it smells. And it's the hardest to hide when smuggling given its girth and volume. That's why weed is still mostly Public Enemy No. 1 in most of the Deep South and Midwest. States, and municipalities make lots of money on weed's illegality. Take Mississippi, for instance. at the state level, Weed is decriminalized, but most of the people sitting in municipal and county jails are there for small potatoes weed possession.

http://theantimedia.org/ex-dea-spokeswoman-weed-safe/?utm_source=br&utm_medium=repost&utm_campaign=brsep

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Unclebaldrick said:

Weed isn't primarily detectable because it smells. It is detectable because it is bulky and shows up nicely on scans. Even more insidious, it it detectable because it is fat soluble and a single joint shows up in your urine for a long, long time.

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DiogenesTheWiser said:

Unclebald--smell is the pretense cops use to begin a shakedown. You'd be hardpressed to find a judge or prosecutor in America who would disbelieve a cop who said "I smelled marijuana, so I initiated a search of the _____. Then I found some cocaine and some weapons and some cash..."

Smell is the pretense that gets the cop to paydirt--so the coppers believe--and this is how they operate on a daily basis. If weed were legal, then they couldn't use their smell of weed to initiate searches and begin shaking people down.

TTYstik--I once believed that. Going to Dead shows and seeing reggae bands for a decade and a half convinced me that all stoners were peace loving hippy freaks. Then I started working with prisoners. Just about everyone in this joint is here for selling weed, and to protect their turfs, they were also brought in for weapons charges and for violence. And they all smoke it, too. Even in prison.

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JaJaJaJa said:

Good stuff op. It's never been about stopping drug use in society in a meaningful way. It's about MONEY and POWER. And it's been outstandingly successful at increasing govt power and making money for certain groups.

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