Let face it John police voting for legalising drugs would be like Turkeys voting for Christmas (or in your case thanksgiving).

Criminalising drugs has given the police more chances to look busy than any other legislation. And I believe in some areas of the USA its a handy source of revenue through proceeds of crime seizures as well.

Drug use is a health issue,it hold be suitably taxed and treated as such like alcohol and tobacco.

>I think they should legalize it in every country, except the US. All those other countries would then be overrun with idiots.
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>>Well - the word "Duhhh" comes to mind...haha
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>>http://apnews.excite.com/article/20110602/D9NJE27G3.html
>>http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_18187384?source=rss&nclick_check=1
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>>The 19-member commission includes former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and former U.S. official George Schultz, who held Cabinet posts under Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon, former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker; former presidents of Mexico, Brazil and Colombia; writers Carlos Fuentes and Mario Vargas Llosa; British business mogul Richard Branson; and the Greek prime minister.
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>>What I'd like to know is why the former presidents of Mexico, Brazil, & Colombia didn't bring this up before.
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>>Supposedly the report is 24 pages - I'd love to read it but so far haven't found it.