war on drugs
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Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11336)
• Australia
5 Oct 17
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With the Philippines' Duterte Administration's War on illegal drugs, some drug addicts are seeking refugee status in countries like Australia.. They claim that if they stay in the Philippines, they would be killed..They make it...
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flpoolbum
@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
5 Mar 17
I replied that the law of supply and demand is at work here. As long as there is a desire there will be a supply. This family member's son overdosed on Heroin and was fortunate enough to walk out of the ER, only to go get high...
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Brian Leekley
@bleekley (8)
• United States
7 Jun 16
The so-called War On Drugs in the USA has been very harmful to society. I don't see the sense of labeling drug addicts criminals and putting them in prison. Alcoholics—booze addicts—aren't called felons and put in prison. My...
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Kyla Matton Osborne
@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
14 Apr 16
Canada's current prime minister campaigned in part on a promise to legalize recreational marijuana use across the country.
Why?
1) Because prohibition doesn't work.
2) Because decriminalization - something the last Liberal...
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Sam Jest
@SamJest (42)
• Colchester, England
15 Nov 15
Where do you stand on this topic? I find it quite a tough discussion to be honest.
I know as a former drug user my opinion may seem slightly biased, but i try to be as fair as i think i can be.
To start with, i'm from England (we...
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mattic
@mattic (282)
• United States
20 Nov 10
The California voters defeated an initiative to legalize marijuana in the recent elections. Can anyone tell me what the US has achieved by its "War on Drugs"? Or maybe even the "War on Poverty"?
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AnnieOakley1
@AnnieOakley1 (5596)
• Canada
27 Aug 10
The War on Drugs has been a total failure, because drugs are more prevalent now than they ever were. Governments continue to spend billions of dollars on harsher sentences, and it does nothing but increase the black market price...
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dboman
@dboman (457)
• United States
23 Jun 10
So the War on Drugs and Drug Prohibition have been getting a lot of attention lately...specifically because California is very close to legalizing it for recreational use in November. $1,673.45 is spent every second of every day...
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N4life
@N4life (851)
• United States
3 Oct 09
I saw this on the local news and it angered me to the poin that I thougt I would turn green and sprout huge muscles. Anyway the prosecutor seems to think this is a legitimate arrest...what do you think?...
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redyellowblackdog
@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
13 Aug 07
The war on drugs has led to quite a number of mistaken police raids on innocent people. Even deaths have been the result. Ever wonder how many of these raids there have been and where? Now, you can find out. Click this link and...
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