>>No - but drugs being illegal didn't seem to prevent it either. If some taxpayer money (from sale of drugs) was spent on education, drug treatments, social services - then yes it might of helped.
>>As far as your thoughts about how to deal with the countries - I think a leader tried that back in Germany about 60 or 70 years ago and as you know that didn't work out too well either.
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>You are confusing de-populate with defoliate.

Well how exactly do you expect the people to live with no plants?