Mexico Drug War: Your Thoughts?

[MrBubbles]

sethnintendo said:

MrBubbles said:

thranx said:

MrBubbles said:
i guess some in this thread have never met a crackhead.

I've met my fare share. Not by my choice. But obviously our current system is failling if we still have crackhead problems so why not try a different technique?

japan has low drug use rates and some of the toughest laws. 

And the Netherlands have a lower drug use than Americans and it has way more relax laws.  Your point can't stand up as toughest laws = lowest drug use.  We have increased our drug laws as tougher and tougher yet the drug use in USA has gone up.  Prescription drug use rising at astronomical rates is just as bad as people using illegal drugs.   To have marijuana in  schedule 1 drug as no medical use while plenty of states have passed medical marijuana just shows how out of touch the DEA, politicians, etc are on the topic of drugs.  Does it make sense to have marijuana as schedule 1 and cocaine, methadone, morphine, etc as schedule 2.  Living in the USA and the mindset of people on certain topics just pisses me off.  I feel like I am living in a land of idiots.

that wasnt my point at all.  just removing the laws wont fix the problems becuase tough laws are not the cause of it.