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The sad thing is this. This drug war these days boils down to money. Alot of prisons are run by corporations, and those corporations make their money off of building, managing, and operating prisons on behalf of the government. There are people who want more people imprisoned because they make money off of it, and this is why some companies, like CCA, want drugs illegal. With more people in prison, they make more money.
And money is considered power. For this reason, I'm starting to believe that alot of the drug laws won't change anytime soon. Those with the power fear losing it, so they find ways to keep it. We are at a point where it has turned to corporatism.
Most of the drug laws in this nation's history had racist overtones. Opium was banned because of fear of the Chinese. Marijuana laws had roots in the fear and hatred many people had for Mexicans. Cocaine was made illegal because many people feared Blacks.
And money is considered power. For this reason, I'm starting to believe that alot of the drug laws won't change anytime soon. Those with the power fear losing it, so they find ways to keep it. We are at a point where it has turned to corporatism.
I can see cannabis being legal. The push for legalization is growing. It is just taking much too long.
Most of the drug laws in this nation's history had racist overtones. Opium was banned because of fear of the Chinese. Marijuana laws had roots in the fear and hatred many people had for Mexicans. Cocaine was made illegal because many people feared Blacks.
Though the step up in enforcement was partly from fear of hippies.
The problem is we treat drug addiction as a disease instead of a moral failing of a corrupt individual. Needle drug users are the worst. I wish we llived in a society where everyone hated needle drug users.
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