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The latest (Aug. 1) essay from Tieckelmann opens the possibility for discussion on a broader topic and that is our government’s current ineffective, counterproductive and inequitable way of dealing with out of favor drugs. We do accept caffeine, tobacco and alcohol but draw the line at marijuana, cocaine and heroin. I have read that the biggest cash crop in the US is marijuana and that widespread chewing of coca leaves in Central and South America is a cheap equivalent of a cup of “Jo”.
Heroin, most of it now coming pretty freely into the US, transiting through Mexico, thanks to NAFTA (see DEA.gov for an interesting. web site) is pretty unforgiving in that the usage range is so narrow and it is so disorienting to the user that most think any responsible, civilized government should always ban it. Users and userdealers however should go into rehab programs not prisons. We cannot legalize heroin (acetylated opium) or opium.
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