Apologies for missing a week!
With much talk about some states legalizing
marijuana, and the Obama administration’s declaration that they will not press
federal enforcement against possession of small amounts in those states, the
topic of general legalization of many of the presently illegal substances comes
up. Talk about how it would free up our
prison systems and courts from dealing with non-violent “offenders” who aren’t
really criminals. How it would take away
money and reason for existence for many violent criminals and criminal
organizations. How it could return both money and tax revenue to society. And so forth.
All good possible benefits. Yet
let us not wear blinders.
Legalizing drugs will not solve things without
our addressing the root causes which are driving demand. And those root causes are directly related to
the disconnected, non-communal society we have made, and the assumptions and
paradigms of our culture that stresses, frustrates, alienates, isolates,
depresses, and leaves no place for far too many.
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