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	Prohibition and the war on drugs
		The prohibition of drugs through legislation or religious law is a common means of controlling the perceived negative consequences of recreational drug use at a society- or world-wide level.
		Present-day attempts to enforce drug prohibition are frequently considered to be part of the ongoing war on drugs instituted by United States president Richard Nixon in 1972.
		Lobbying at an international level for the prohibition of non-medical drug use has been a feature of United States policy since the beginnings of the modern War on Drugs in the late 20th century, to such an extent that US support for foreign governments is sometimes contingent on adherence to US drug policy.
	ocnorml.org /articles/prohibition.htm (2789 words)

	Prohibition and Drugs by Milton Friedman
		Prohibition undermined respect for the law, corrupted the minions of the law, created a decadent moral climate-but did not stop the consumption of alcohol.
		Prohibition is an attempted cure that makes matters worse-for both the addict and the rest of us.
		In drugs, as in other areas, persuasion and example are likely to be far more effective than the use of force to shape others in our image.
	www.druglibrary.org /special/friedman/prohibition_and_drugs.htm (671 words)

	Prohibition (drugs) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The prohibition of non-medical drug use is controversial.
		However, the prohibited drugs generally continue to be available through the illegal drug trade.
		Soft drugs are considered to produce less harm to both the individual and society, these being used mainly for homeopathic and recreational purposes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prohibition_(drugs) (5793 words)

	An Open Letter to Bill Bennett
		Illegality creates obscene profits that finance the murderous tactics of the drug lords; illegality leads to the corruption of law enforcement officials; illegality monopolizes the efforts of honest law forces so that they are starved for resources to fight the simpler crimes of robbery, theft and assault.
		Had drugs been decriminalized 17 years ago, "crack" would never have been invented (it was invented because the high cost of illegal drugs made it profitable to provide a cheaper version) and there would today be far fewer addicts.
		Moreover, if even a small fraction of the money we now spend on trying to enforce drug prohibition were devoted to treatment and rehabilitation, in an atmosphere of compassion not punishment, the reduction in drug usage and in the harm done to the users could be dramatic.
	www.fff.org /freedom/0490e.asp (783 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union : Against Drug Prohibition
		Drug prohibition has not only failed to curb or reduce the harmful effects of drug use, it has created other serious social problems.
		A "drug free America" is not a realistic goal, and by criminally banning psychoactive drugs the government has ceded all control of potentially dangerous substances to criminals.
		Without prohibition, providing help to drug abusers who wanted to kick their habits would be easier because the money now being squandered on law enforcement could be used for preventive social programs and treatment.
	www.aclu.org /drugpolicy/gen/10758pub19950106.html (2355 words)

	LEAP - Cops Say
		His statement was in reference to Mexican drug cartels and he went on to say, Their goal is not only to destroy rule of law in Mexico.
		The mission of LEAP is to reduce the multitude of unintended harmful consequences resulting from fighting the war on drugs and to lessen the incidence of death, disease, crime, and addiction by ultimately ending drug prohibition.
		They may be libertarians, Republicans, socialists or evangelical Christians, but they all believe strongly that drug prohibition is a terrible mistake and that all illicit drugs should be controlled by government, not in the hands of criminals.
	leap.cc (1072 words)

	War on drugs - drug prohibition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Heroin is a prohibited drug, responsible for around 1,000 deaths per year mainly because of quality control problems.
		Prohibition in Australia has its origins in the 1920’s when the temperance movement was gathering pace.
		These areas are controlled by three drug lords who hire thousands of young men, and boys as young as twelve, and arm them with military-style weapons.
	www.australian-news.com.au /drugs.htm (2212 words)

	War on Drugs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These measures proved to be ineffective during alcohol prohibition, actually resulting in an increase in alcohol use, and statistical evidence suggests that these tactics have had a similar effect on the use of other drugs.
		Raich, Justice O'Connor argued that drug prohibition is an improper usurptation of the power to regulate interstate commerce, and the power to prohibit should be reserved by the states.
		The epithet "War on Drugs" has been condemned as being propaganda to justify military or paramilitary operations under the guise of a noble cause; in particular, prominent linguist Noam Chomsky points out that the term is an example of synecdoche referring to operations against suspected producers, traders and/or users of certain substances.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/War_on_Drugs (2320 words)

	Drugs and the Law
		In the face of overwhelming evidence that the prohibition of alcohol was a social disaster and in the face of equally compelling evidence that the present prohibition of certain drugs is a disaster of far greater proportions, politicians are still waging war against the of use of certain declared-to be-illegal drugs.
		The drugs presently illegal would become available in safe, and pure forms, thus ending the thousands of deaths and injuries presently caused by impure and mislabeled illegal drugs.
		Drug misuse would be left to the medical profession where it belongs.
	www.truth101.org /vs-drugs-and-the-law.html (1576 words)

	DRCNet Online Library of Drug Policy
		Human Rights and the Drug War: Dedicated to the Prisoners of the Drug War and their families and to all those working to regain their freedom and restore respect for all Human Rights.
		The November Coalition is an organization of Drug War prisoners and their loved ones who are urging the citizens of this country to take a second look at the war on drugs.
		Drug arrests are transforming the Land of the Free.
	www.druglibrary.org (744 words)

	Dean's World - Drugs: Prohibition Or Legalization?
		After the obviously failed and disgraceful attempt at alcohol prohibition, which had the delightful consequence of firmly establishing organized crime in our fair country, it is beyond me how anyone can be in favor of continued prohibition of drugs.
		For alcohol it was decided during prohibition that the cost/benefit ratio to society of prohibition was in favor of legalization.
		Totally legalizing drugs would have a lot of impact on society.Some of it beneficial, some of it harmfull.It is impossible to know whether there would be a net gain or a net loss.And if there were to be a net loss, how great a loss would it be.
	www.deanesmay.com /posts/1164647190.shtml (5236 words)

	--= Prohibition and the War on Drugs =--
		So it appears that prohibition was successful at dissuading drunks from staggering down the street singing "Sweet Molly Malone" with their pants around their ankles, since they knew that public displays of intoxication could get them 6 Months in prison.
		When they hear of huge drug busts, there actually believe that the supply of drugs is being hampered -- That people using drugs aren't going to be able to find their drugs, thereby forcing these addicts to quit their nasty habits and become respectable citizens.
		Drugs would need to be taxed to artificially increase their prices in order to limit their use.
	www.newspeakdictionary.com /ct-prohibition.html (11213 words)

	Not PC: More prohibition, worse drugs: Friedman's "Iron Law of Prohibition"
		During alcohol prohibition, moonshine eclipsed beer; during drug prohibition, crack is eclipsing coke.
		Chronic drug use will be a problem whatever we do, but adding a vast layer of criminality, making the drugs more toxic, and squandering Â£20bn on enforcing prohibition that could be spent on prescription and rehab, only exacerbates the problem.
		It seems to be a typical tactic of libertarians and the libertarian-minded to affect a lofty position whereby society at large is in a state of blissful ignorance, and the kindly libertarians have descended briefly from the clouds to beat us into seeing sense, before ascending back to their ascetic perches.
	pc.blogspot.com /2006/11/more-prohibition-worse-drugs-friedmans.html (4348 words)

	Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Media Blog: Drugs Prohibition - Child protection or Protection Racket
		The economics of prohibition are simple: a totally deregulated supply chain that is heavily demand-led creates a situation where very low value agricultural produce becomes literally worth more than its weight in gold at the point of retail.
		Increasingly the prohibition racket is being exposed to the light and this, combined with prohibition’s inherent ability to produce precisely the opposite of what is claimed for it, make it a very fragile policy.
		Just one factual point: drug destabilising many countries - yes, the whole of SE Asia - no; some of the most vibrant economies in the world are there (for good or bad) and this is not based on the drugs trade.
	transform-drugs.blogspot.com /2008/04/drugs-prohibition-child-protection-or.html (1609 words)

	Quotes on Prohibition
		Addicts to this drug, while under its influence, are immune to pain, and could be injured without having any realization of their condition.
		On balance, therefore, we believe that a policy of partial prohibition is clearly preferable to a policy of complete prohibition of supply and use.
		The demonstrated ineffectiveness of control of use through prohibition of supply and the high costs of implementing such a policy make it very unlikely that any kind of partial prohibition policy will be effective in reducing marijuana use significantly below present levels.
	www.taima.org /en/quotes.htm (1622 words)

	The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition
		Prohibition has diverted the attention of the Salvation Army from the drunkard in the gutter to the boys and girls in their teens.… We have girls in our rescue homes who are fourteen and fifteen years old, while ten years ago the youngest was in the early twenties.
		If you are interested in the history of drug prohibition, this is a great book to read; its facts and anecdotes argue as strongly against the drug prohibition of today as they do against the drug prohibition of the twenties.
		This history of the rise and fall of alcohol prohibition is a great source of arguments against modern prohibition.
	www.hoboes.com /Politics/Prohibition/Notes/Illusion (1221 words)

	Prohibition: The So-Called War on Drugs, Page One
		U.S.-sponsored drug prohibition will continue until either the U.S. attains its aim of complete military and political domination of the Earth (which is still some time away, if it ever happens) or the junta which rules the U.S. and which aims at total control is removed from power.
		Puritanism is a major component of the American psyche, and the advocates of drug prohibition appeal to this.
		The informed use of entheogenic, consciousness-enhancing plants and drugs presents a direct and powerful challenge to any system that seeks to spoon-feed the masses with false ideals of nationalism, racism, sexism or pre-digested religion, and this is precisely the reason they have been criminalized.
	www.serendipity.li /wod.html (5569 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Issues: Health: Drugs: Illegal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Australian National Council on Drugs - The ANCD works to ensure that the expert voice of non-government organisations and individuals working in the drug field reaches all levels of government and influences policy.
		Drug Court Technology - Drug courts offer monitored treatment to individuals whose criminal justice involvement stems from alcohol or drug use.
		Drug Minimization - Prohibition of drugs, as with alcohol, has been a failure.
	dmoz.org /Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal (487 words)

	Before Prohibition: Images from the preprohibition era
		Many of the substances prohibited today were legally available in the past.
		The prohibition of psychoactive substances has evolved gradually in the United States and in Europe.
		Although not required to list ingredients until the Pure Food and Drug Act was introduced in 1906, products containing opium and other narcotics were required to pay a special tax on each bottle of "medicine" and to signify that the tax was paid by sealing the unopened bottle with a tax stamp.
	wings.buffalo.edu /aru/preprohibition.htm (1900 words)

	The UK Cannabis Internet Activists Website: Website of the Legalise Cannabis UK Campaigns. Cannabis Information and UK ...
		It used to be assumed that herbal cannabis was unlikely to suffer from contamination but this is no longer true, the workings of prohibition have managed to create the economic circumstances which have lead to the mass contamination of supplies.
		We aim to draw attention to the problems the present policy of prohibition is causing and the nature of the culture it's causing problems for.
		The prohibition of cannabis introduces the huge number who use it to an often violent illegal drugs market providing everything from cannabis to crack.
	www.ukcia.org (1369 words)

	Islamset - Prohibition of Drugs and All Intoxicating Substances
		Muslims are agreed, and so are all creeds, that the overall objective of the law is the preservation of the five basic essential elements of human life: belief, body, mind, offspring and properly.
		Narcotic drugs have been prohibited by Islam as a consequence of the prohibition of intoxicating drinks, which are felt to be at the root of all grave and serious offences.
		The prohibition of such substances is in consequence of the malice and harm they cause.
	www.islamset.com /hip/health3/intoxic.html (806 words)

	Stories Tagged 'prohibition' » Netscape.com
		Politics – Former policemen,DEA agents,prison Wardens and FBI agents have formed the group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).This nonpartisan group advocates the regulation of illegal drugs at the same level as tobacco and alcohol.
		Politics – Law Enforcement Against Prohibition is an organization of current and former law enforcement officers including DEA,FBI,Judges,State and local police who are advocating ending the failed drug war.The city of Las Vegas has the chance to be one of the first to come to it's senses.
		Politics – The uncomfortable truth is that despite decades of aggressive government crackdowns, U.S. drug use and drug-related crime are as high as ever.
	www.netscape.com /tag/prohibition (1246 words)

	The prohibition of drugs must end! - English
		In many countries, corruption related to the drug trade has become a fact of life, and public safety is endangered by armed gangs fighting over turf.
		Drug use and possession places ordinary people outside the law, which may cause disrespect for the rules and moral standards society wants to set.
		It wasn't hostility to the drug, it was
	www.laleva.cc /choice/prohibition/prohibition.html (10346 words)

	DanceSafe.org
		The government has introduced several tough measures to counter foreign English speaking teachers' drug consumption and trafficking, but they are recurring.
		Rather, we recognize that recreational drug use is a permanent part of our society, and that there will always be people who use drugs, despite prohibition.
		The drug information we provide, therefore, is meant to assist users in making informed decisions about their use.
	www.dancesafe.org (554 words)

	Alcohol and Drugs History Society: Betel
		Although betel nuts are Taiwan's No. 2 crop after rice, the government feels that the health hazard it presents outweighs any economic benefits.
		The so-called betel-nut beauties, who are unique to Taiwan, peddle the nation's second-largest crop to 17.5 percent of the adult male population, according to government estimates.
		This and more betel nut links can be found at Boing Boing, which has taken an interest in the drug.
	historyofalcoholanddrugs.typepad.com /alcohol_and_drugs_history/betel (384 words)

	Klan
		Do you think Stayton could be right that Prohibition, far from reducing drinking, is actually leading Americans to increase their consumption of alcohol?
		In the early 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan went from a small, mostly Southern organization to a national organization and a political movement of between 4 and 6 million Americans.
		And it is a contradiction that supporters of the Christian coalition still refuse to accept.
	www.colorado.edu /AmStudies/lewis/2010/klan.htm (2474 words)

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