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struggle4progress

(118,280 posts) Sun Jul 4, 2021, 09:46 AM Jul 2021

The Border-Industrial Complex (Robert Reich)

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The Border-Industrial Complex (Robert Reich) (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2021 OP

End the war on drugs.... paleotn Jul 2021 #1

Portugal did this years ago. Phoenix61 Jul 2021 #2

paleotn

(17,911 posts)

1. End the war on drugs....

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Jul 4, 2021, 10:04 AM

Jul 2021

and create a sane policy for managing illegal controlled substances as a social and health issue. Remove the black market profits from the drug trade and much of the violence goes away.

Phoenix61

(17,003 posts)

2. Portugal did this years ago.

Reply to paleotn (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 4, 2021, 11:40 AM

Jul 2021

https://transformdrugs.org/blog/drug-decriminalisation-in-portugal-setting-the-record-straight

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