I Hate The Drug War

[lame54]

So I wrote a song about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXQgdKQDDws

[pscot]

1. The drug war has most definitely

raised the price of Weed to unacceptable levels, in addition to other, more pernicious effects.

[Echo In Light]

2. American Drug War: The Last White Hope

http://americandrugwar.com/

I can't access youtube at work but will check out later

[Fumesucker]

3. Plenty of drug warriors right here on DU..

We can't even agree on legalizing pot, let alone anything nearly as dangerous as alcohol.

[paulsby]

6. i didn't realize there were people on DU who were against pot legalization/decrim

wow

i know plenty of very rightwing people who are for legalizing it

imo, it's a commonsense issue, not a partisan one

god knows TONS of peoople all over the political spectrum are for it

[Fumesucker]

11. Decrim and legalization are really not the same thing..

Alcohol was "decriminalized" during Prohibition, it was never illegal to possess or consume alcohol, just to sell, manufacture or import it.

And yet Prohibition was an abject failure, so much so that in a mere thirteen years public opinion swung far enough that diametrically opposed Constitutional Amendments were passed, a truly dramatic shift in the public mood in such a short length of time.

It's still extremely difficult to find any politicians who support legalizing pot, let alone bringing the drug war to a close.

[paulsby]

13. decrim is a steppimg stone

basically it says govt doesn't care if you smoke it in the privacy of your home or at a party, just don't do it in public

the first PD i worked for, my chief told me exactly that. and encouraged us to ignore it

[Fumesucker]

14. That's the way things were for alcohol during Prohibition?

If it was such a benign state of affairs with respect to alcohol during Prohibition then why was the 21st Amendment passed repealing Prohibition?

[paulsby]

19. it has to do with enforcement

during prohibition, there was an entire criminal enterprise built up around production and distribution of alcohol, that the govt. fought against.

in the case of MJ, it is EASY to grow, and decrim is a STEPPING stone to legalization

it's effectively decrim'd now, where i work. nobody gives a flying fuck about some guy with a couple of buds of weed.

guys with major grow ops get fucked with

doods growing a couple of plants in their closet don';t, and routine possession is routinely ignored by local cops

i know cops who haven't done a single misdemeanor mj case in YEARS.

incrementalism may be suboptimal but it's more realistic.

[lame54]

24. There everywhere

:tinfoilhat:

[Fly by night]

16. They're not drug warriors -- they are drug worriers.

Don't think Marines.

Think gun-toting, home-invading, purse-lipped church ladies.

[Fumesucker]

17. They support the drug war then they are drug warriors in my book.. n/t

[Fly by night]

20. I just don't want to give them any credit for acting like warriors. They don't.

More like purse-lipped burglars without a shred of bravery or decency.

[asdjrocky]

4. Wonderful!

Big K&R! Hope you don't mind Lame, I posted the video on our brand new website in the forums. It will be on the front page as soon as my developer wakes up.

Great vid!

[unapatriciated]

9. rocky, here is another song he wrote and a vid my son made.

feel free to post them both.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmZOLcOhvcM
On a side note - lame and I met through my kids and his involvement in their band.
Best thing that ever happened to me.

[asdjrocky]

18. Good to know!

Lame is good people, so your testimony warms my heart a great deal, and surprises me little.

I'll be happy to post the video.

[lame54]

25. thanks

[Indi Guy]

5. The war on drugs is a hoax. The CIA is the biggest drug dealer in america. Want proof?...

...checkout former LA cop Michael Ruppert -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t3pl5Wxgyg

Longer Ruppert flick -- http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7009998324250484369#

[Indi Guy]

7. Now there's a song you might want to write... n/t

[Echo In Light]

12. The phony 'war on (OF) terror' takes a page from the equally phony 'war on drugs (innocent people)

[gorfle]

8. I agree.

Huge amounts of money are wasted on it, civil rights are trampled under it, and the power of the state grows because of it, and millions of harmless people are incarcerated because of it.

There should be no laws against what a person decides to put into their own bodies. What you choose to do to your own body is the ultimate freedom.

[AnArmyVeteran]

10. Great video, lots of good imagery...

[lame54]

23. thanks

[Swamp Rat]

15. Excellent!!

:headbang:

[Taverner]

21. Man I like your PUNK!

Good stuff!

And yeah, end the Drug War. It's a waste, a hoax and a joke

[lame54]

22. thanks