03-31-2009, 11:21 PM
Doc wrote:
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Because it's making a lot of people rich.
...illegal-drug cartels have too much leverage in Congress...
The cartels' "leverage" pales in comparison to the attorneys, bail bondsmen, private correctional contractors, and the thousands of companies which manufacture, distribute, or sell equipment to 'Law Enforcement'.
End the stupidity. Make it legal; control and tax it.
6,000+ killed in Mexico along the border during the last eighteen {18} months alone. Acknowledged to be the result of the drug trade.
btw, you're more likely to be shot & killed in Memphis or Baltimore than in Baghdad!