VENEZUELA DECRIMINALIZES DRUG POSSESSION! Wow... this is

[radwriter0555]

AMAZING....

http://www.bigleftoutside.com/archives/000313.php

The democratically-elected government of Venezuela has survived attempted coups - military, economic, and mediatic - and keeps moving forward with the most sweeping reforms and advances in democracy and human rights in the hemisphere today.

The latest: a reform of the penal code that, while increasing penalties for drug traffickers like every other country, has just decriminalized possession. According to the oligarch's daily El Universal, which leads its report in a panic over the reform's simultaneous legalization of abortion and euthanasia, here's what the new law does for drug users:

"As personal dose for consumption, the (allowable) quantity of the drug substance is extended to that which is necessary for average individual consumption for no more than five days; and as a provisional dose, the quantity of the substance that is employed for average individual consumption (according to forensics experts) for no more than ten days."

No wonder the bush regime wants to overthrow them. This could seriously undermine the CIA profiteering engine.

[truthspeaker]

1. I wonder if they would believe that one ounce is a five day supply for me?

[Robin Hood]

5. lol..

An ounce a month equals a five day supply. Well, maybe an ounce and an eight.

[jayfish]

13. Ouch! And I Thought...

my friend :eyes: was bad.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

2. "This could seriously undermine the CIA profiteering engine"

somebody had to say it! :evilgrin:

[radwriter0555]

3. what do you think the invasion of afghanistan was about?

Had to get that heroin trade back on track.

The taliban had cut the CIA profits.

[RandomKoolzip]

4. Chavez is signing his own death warrant, unfortunately......

Gotta love the guy, but I think he's in over his head....he'll be dead before 2005, I fear. That sucks, beacause he's a great man and deserves to be heard. All the protests and coups against Chavez have been CIA/Oil industry sponsored.


And the would be assassins need to realize that dead, he's a martyr....

VIVA CHAVEZ

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. They won't kill him - they don't want another Latin American martyr

I predict a scandal of some sort. Some sort of set up. I do agree - this time he might have gone too far for this Administration. God bless you Hugo!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

6. This might break the Camel's back

Mark my words you will hear about this at the executive level. The Predsident might even comment on this. Chaves is flying in the face of the world order that the US govt and CIA have imposed.

YOU GO HUGO!!!

[radwriter0555]

7. Couldn't agree more.

I hope he's up to the task.

Wish we had a leader like him.

[el_gato]

9. He's made it this far

I'm bettin' on Chavez!

[el_gato]

10. In fact they could expand their economy a la Amsterdam and Vancouver

[Bombtrack]

11. This is going to explode the tourism industry there

I've been to it's coast, it's amazing.

A carribbean paradise with Amsterdams drug laws and Venezuelan girls in bikinis? Can you say FUN!!!!

[TexasMexican]

12. wow thats great.

Althought I am bothered that they are punishing drug dealers more harshly.

How do they expect people to get drugs with no dealers?

That being said I wish Mexico and Canada would do something similar. Fuck, I wish the US would do this. Pretty sad that in our so called capitalist nation we have such laws that prevent certain kinds of people from praticing what we preach.

[arcane1]

14. can we elect Chavez?

Imagine having a leader who goes on tv every week to answer unscripted calls FROM THE PEOPLE!!!!

ah, what a world...


:yourock:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

15. yeah, a man who

takes notes from townspeople - 200 a day! And his staff reads them all!

[Bombtrack]

16. Chavez may be a leftist, but he's also a thug

He attempted a coup himself before being elected

and he also uses strongarm tactics to subvert dissent

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. What strong arm tactics?

Can you provide a link?

I'm not doubting, but I only hear that coming from his enemies.