Comments on: What War on Drugs? U.S. Has Highest Cocaine Use in 17 Countries http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/01/what-war-on-drugs-us-has-highest-cocaine-use-in-17-countries/ A blog about science, politics, and how to let each help the other without compromising them both. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:14:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: +AFw-')/* http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/01/what-war-on-drugs-us-has-highest-cocaine-use-in-17-countries/#comment-238 +AFw-')/* Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:58:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/01/what-war-on-drugs-us-has-highest-cocaine-use-in-17-countries/#comment-238 <strong>ekibastos</strong> ekibastos ekibastos

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]]> By: Dixon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/01/what-war-on-drugs-us-has-highest-cocaine-use-in-17-countries/#comment-23 Dixon Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:04:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/01/what-war-on-drugs-us-has-highest-cocaine-use-in-17-countries/#comment-23 Interesting. Strikes me that two effects may be at work here. First, all the free advertising by the MSM/News and politicians is just selling more product (even if the message is negative, it's still advertising). And second, once people are turned into criminals by prohibition they continue that way (re-offending rates very high, rehabilitation rates very low). Interesting. Strikes me that two effects may be at work here. First, all the free advertising by the MSM/News and politicians is just selling more product (even if the message is negative, it’s still advertising). And second, once people are turned into criminals by prohibition they continue that way (re-offending rates very high, rehabilitation rates very low).

]]> By: Kirk Muse http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/01/what-war-on-drugs-us-has-highest-cocaine-use-in-17-countries/#comment-22 Kirk Muse Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:54:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/01/what-war-on-drugs-us-has-highest-cocaine-use-in-17-countries/#comment-22 The so-called war on drugs is a metaphor. A metaphor that has transformed the former "Land of the Free" into the most incarcerated nation in the history of human civilization. One out of every four prisoners in the world is locked in an American jail or prison. This deserves our shame and our outrage. The so-called war on drugs is a metaphor. A metaphor
that has transformed the former “Land of the Free” into
the most incarcerated nation in the history of human
civilization.

One out of every four prisoners in the world is locked
in an American jail or prison. This deserves our shame
and our outrage.

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