Plan Columbia

[MJ421]

In the American government's efforts to erradicate the evil that is drugs, they have incorperated a multitude of weapons, including chemical warfare. Aerial spraying kills not only the coca, opium and marijuana fields that are the targets, but often time also kill legal crops, including food crops. It gets into their water, on their clothes, their skin, in their lungs. It kills their livestock, ravages local wildlife and leaves their land poisoned. And despite the name, these sprayings occur all over South America.

And if you don't think the chemicals the government uses are dangerous, just read the label on a bottle of "Round-Up". The government uses a similar spray made by the same company, Monsanto Industries.

Everyone raves about the immorality and dangers of drugs, but does anyone take into consideration the immorality and dangers of drug prohibition?

http://ohio.sierraclub.org/northeast/Herbicide.html
http://www.cato.org/dailys/07-27-01.html
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Drug_War/Monsanto_DrugWar.html
http//www.cc.com/articles/2939.html

 

[invisible trousers]

don't forget to mention how cocaine exports have actually increased since the start of plan columbia

 

[Chajara]

You've got to be kidding me. Here I am worrying about the pesticides on the produce I eat and now I have to worry about herbicides too?! That's it, I'm becoming a farmer and I'm growing my own organic food and I'm going to hoard it and never eat anything else again.

 

[Autumnleaf]

In the American government's efforts to erradicate the evil that is drugs, they have incorperated a multitude of weapons, including chemical warfare. Aerial spraying kills not only the coca, opium and marijuana fields that are the targets, but often time also kill legal crops, including food crops. It gets into their water, on their clothes, their skin, in their lungs. It kills their livestock, ravages local wildlife and leaves their land poisoned. And despite the name, these sprayings occur all over South America.

And if you don't think the chemicals the government uses are dangerous, just read the label on a bottle of "Round-Up". The government uses a similar spray made by the same company, Monsanto Industries.

Everyone raves about the immorality and dangers of drugs, but does anyone take into consideration the immorality and dangers of drug prohibition?

http://ohio.sierraclub.org/northeast/Herbicide.html
http://www.cato.org/dailys/07-27-01.html
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Drug_War/Monsanto_DrugWar.html
http//www.cc.com/articles/2939.html

How would you fight the war on drugs differently? Its easy to complain without offering a solution to the problem.

 

[invisible trousers]

legalize them

 

[MJ421]

How would you fight the war on drugs differently? Its easy to complain without offering a solution to the problem.

I wouldn't. Drug prohibition increased crime, without stopping drugs, and have wasted hundreds of billions of dollars in the process. There is no need for it, as most of the problems which the government claims to be fighting are in fact cause by government interference.

 

[Autumnleaf]

I wouldn't. Drug prohibition increased crime, without stopping drugs, and have wasted hundreds of billions of dollars in the process. There is no need for it, as most of the problems which the government claims to be fighting are in fact cause by government interference.

I see. You seem to be suggesting the problems assocaited with drugs/addiction are really the side effects of government intervention. Its an odd correlation but I suppose its possible.