>>>We aren't in Portugal. The US is a different animal from Europe. We've never really had a war on drugs. However, if they make me king, I will defoliate half of South America, and many countries in the poppy belt. Then we will protect the borders, lower taxes, cut government red tape, etc, etc, etc....
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>>Things likes this is part of why I dislike US and some Americans. What about you mind your own business and let other countries do whatever they want? Keep your morals within your borders and do not blame producers for the sins, real or perceived, of the clients in your country. Why would be an US issue if some country decides to legalize cocaine so they can sell it to another country that has legalized its use? Protect the borders all you want, it is your right, but once outside those borders what other countries do is none of your business.
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>When other countries are exporting death and destruction to our country, they should become the focus of the US, like those countries in the middle east that fostered terrorism. Cocaine, heroin, and all those other drugs are a cancer to our country. If we had leaders, they would have removed the threats a long time ago.

I think the problem isn't the fact that the drugs are avail - the problem is that people here want to abuse them. If THAT was more of the focus (as a health issue not a legal one) then I think we'd make more progress - just as every other country that's tried this has learned.