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   Message 69,675 of 71,631   
   johannes to Dr John Watson   
   Re: U.N. war on drugs seen failing to cu   
   04 Apr 09 09:50:00   
   
   XPost: uk.legal, uk.politics.drugs   
   From: johs@size436464778fitter.com   
      
   Dr John Watson wrote:   
   >   
   > Noticed at Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:09:09 -0700: M_P informed us:   
   >   
   > > On Mar 10, 12:05Â pm, Dr John Watson    
   > > wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> "There is little evidence that controls can reduce total global production   
   > >> ... (or) for trafficking. Production and trafficking controls only   
   > >> redistributed activities. Enforcement against local markets failed in most   
   > >> countries."   
   > >>   
   > >> The report said prices for illegal drugs had dropped by 10 to 30 percent.   
   > >   
   > > The prohibitionists' answer will be that we just need to do more of   
   > > what's not working. What's the definition of insanity, again?   
   >   
   > "The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and   
   > over, and then expecting different results". Albert Einstein(?).   
      
   But why are you so much against it if it doesn't make a difference? Then   
   it shouldn't bother you?   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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