I recently saw this documentary about the research on Mushrooms and Mycelium done in the US after the first world war to see the healing effects of mushroom, especially psilocybin mushrooms or magic mushrooms. The group of scientists who worked on them describe promising results in stress management and letting people live happy lives. The problems arose with the 60s when the US needed young people to go to work or go to war and they were instead going in droves to explore spirituality and explore their true selves under the effect of these "drugs".
It lead to a mass campaign about the ill effects of recreational drugs, especially the magic mushrooms. That culture clash has never really ended. Especially when the Anti-drug lobby is the major drug companies themselves.
This is not to say that there are no ill effects of drugs. Yet, the general increase in crime and associated degeneracy is more a reflection of the society itself, rather than purely mental effects that drugs can have on a person.
Topic: Legalising would give a chance to Latin America - page 3. (Read 301 times)
Let's face it - recreational hard drugs are there to stay. Do war on drugs or pretend that all is because people south of Rio Grande are all "rapists and gangsters" - ignoring the fact that millions in US are willing to blow just about anything in their noses or gulp any funny looking pill that promises them a minute of fun, none of that matters. They are there.
And the real victims of it are not the narcos and are not the people who actually use drugs - nobody is forcing them to put stuff into their bodies if they do not choose to (at least in 99% of the cases). Nope, the victims are the people south of Rio Grande who actually would love to have a decent country and go about their legitimate business without being at risk of being killed or knowing that it is even worse to call the Police and that the political and justice system is so broken that they basically on their own.
It is not going to go away. The DEA will be there self-justifying by capturing a few, more will take their place and the circle will go on and on.
It is time to assume the truth and legalize. And get taxes from it. Is that ethical? I think so.
The impact on Central America would be huge, as this huge market would surface and there would be no need for all the violence that surrounds it. It will give a decent chance of survival to a number of government systems that are failing against the might of the cartels and contribute with taxes and exports.
In US, just as when the "Prohibition" ended in US, the dark economy was greatly reduced. Drugs would have controls and would be no different from Alcohol (a drug arguably) and the recently legalised cannabis.
And the real victims of it are not the narcos and are not the people who actually use drugs - nobody is forcing them to put stuff into their bodies if they do not choose to (at least in 99% of the cases). Nope, the victims are the people south of Rio Grande who actually would love to have a decent country and go about their legitimate business without being at risk of being killed or knowing that it is even worse to call the Police and that the political and justice system is so broken that they basically on their own.
It is not going to go away. The DEA will be there self-justifying by capturing a few, more will take their place and the circle will go on and on.
It is time to assume the truth and legalize. And get taxes from it. Is that ethical? I think so.
The impact on Central America would be huge, as this huge market would surface and there would be no need for all the violence that surrounds it. It will give a decent chance of survival to a number of government systems that are failing against the might of the cartels and contribute with taxes and exports.
In US, just as when the "Prohibition" ended in US, the dark economy was greatly reduced. Drugs would have controls and would be no different from Alcohol (a drug arguably) and the recently legalised cannabis.
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