Comments on: After the War on Drugs

By: Hope

Hope — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:09:55 +0000

I like the way the ideas are set up in sets of straight forward ideas that start at one extreme and go, in about five increments, to the other extreme.

For instance as regulation ideas that go from the first, most restrictive idea, like pharmacies, to the least restrictive, but regulated, possibility of being sold over the counter. Regulated like alcohol and tobacco are in the in between ideas.

It’s very well done, of course.

So far, it looks like a policy makers guide extraordinaire to the options open to governments besides radical prohibition.

By: Steve Rolles

Steve Rolles — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:39:02 +0000

Hi – yes it would be great to hear comments on the book for the the DWR regulars! (this thread seems to have been hijacked by something interesting but unrelated to the post)

Hope: there is an exec summary also available from the link peter provides.

look forward to hearing from y’all

By: Hope

Hope — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:33:36 +0000

Chris, I’m not all up to download a two hundred page PDF. Might be the problem with some other folks, too.

It would be nice to hear what people think that have read it and had the nerve to download it, and learn more about what it says.

Eventually I’ll get the nerve to download it, probably.

By: Hope

Hope — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:15:16 +0000

As I recall Eisenhower left us warnings, too, about what industry could do to this country, to it’s people, to our freedom and our futures. Specifically, I believe he admonished us, as a nation, to beware of the “Military Industrial Complex”.

By: R.O.E.

R.O.E. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:33:37 +0000

Because Chris, its a choice.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:46:45 +0000

How come so few of these comments are about the book? I read up until section 3 earlier..

By: R.O.E.

R.O.E. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:44:17 +0000

I totally agree Kaptinemo.

By: bobreaze

bobreaze — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:33:06 +0000

intresting qoute from Lincoln. it is sad that 2 of our greatest presidents Washington and Lincoln left warnings about the stability of our democracy. These warnings however were not headed and now we have the two things they fear the most in full swing. If your wondering waht it is Lincolns statement about corporations and Washingtons statements about political parties. When these two combined they have practicly stopped the democratic process in our nation.

To go against the statement in the movie wallstreet. Greed is not good it is the root of all suffering for mankind.

By: kaptinemo

kaptinemo — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:24:34 +0000

That’s “…unless we have drug legalization…” Damn, I’m tired.

By: kaptinemo

kaptinemo — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:19:01 +0000

Sorry, I meant that ‘this trend is NOT likely to change, unless we have drudg legalization…’