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  • Posted By: JaredSeth @ 12/27/2007 3:33:26 PM

    As someone who worked in the drug rehabilitation community for a long time, prison time did almost no good for drug addicts, and the trauma it caused and the disruption to the employment history did a great deal of harm. We have one less racist opprssive law on the books now and it is a small step in the right direction

  • Posted By: wcwjarhead @ 12/18/2007 3:11:22 PM

    Legalize the drugs and collect the taxes and most of the crime goes away also,.

  • Posted By: wcwjarhead @ 12/18/2007 3:10:23 PM

    Legalize drugs and tax them will get rid of most of the crime also and gain revenue

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