From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 21:10:09 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: The War on Drugs--Surrender! / Re: INFO-RUSS: Reuter: Russian+Russian Drug C
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? the Platypus {aka David Formosa} <dformosa@st.nepean.uws.edu.au> writes:

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> On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Anonymous wrote:
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> > Legalize drugs!
> > The War on Drugs *created* all of the current problems in this area
> > by making minute amounts of forbidden substances worth more than
> > precious metals.
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> I have to aggry with Anon here,  the legalisation of drugs combined with a
> harm minimisation program has a good chance in resulting in less deaths
> and crime.

Check out the fairly successful Swiss program, distributing heroin cheaply
to registered addicts.

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
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