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Venezuela 'fuelling drugs trade'

The only red herring is your comparison of amphetamine salts and crystal meth. I know, do an experiment and start using crystal meth, then tell us how safe it is and there should be no concern. Or better yet, give your kids some!
If it were legal, what do you think would be for sale? Crappy bathtub meth made by Joe-Bob, or something made by a multi-national pharmaceutical company?

FYI, Your above post isn't actually an argument or a debate tactic.
 
Did you read the article? Colombian drug groups are finding safe haven in Venezuela as the U.S. and Colombian authorities put pressure on them.

and you conveniently ignore that it is COLOMBIAN drug groups who are supplying the drugs
not venezuelan
it is American consumption of the drugs which causes the demand

the issue really is that venezuela asserts its soverign right and refuses to allow the troops from the USA to intrude on the venezuelan government's activities, unlike colombia which has whored itself out to American interests

this is not about drugs. this is about a manufactured excuse to oppose the democratically elected venezuelan government
 
Here is why I am hesitant to ever call for Meth legalization.

Meth Usage



It is already on the increase among youth, and anything that causes people to become psychotic, really should not be legalized.

But it's illegal. How could that be? Wait! I know. Because illegal drugs are easier for kids to get than legal ones. Well done. You made the problem worse while trying to fix it. You should be in government. I bet you could solve that whole health care debate by killing everyone. Costs go right to zero.
 
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If it were legal, what do you think would be for sale? Crappy bathtub meth made by Joe-Bob, or something made by a multi-national pharmaceutical company?

FYI, Your above post isn't actually an argument or a debate tactic.

My point is you know it is dangerous, extremely so. You would not use it nor want your kids using it, even as adults.
 
But it's illegal. How could that be? Wait! I know. Because illegal drugs are easier for kids to get than legal ones. Well done. You made the problem worse while trying to fix it. You should be in government. I bet you could solve that whole health care debate by killing everyone. Costs go right to zero.

Listen. People do not have the means to make xanex or other narcotics at home. However they can make meth at home, and if it is legal more people will make it at home. It will everywhere, not just from some kid in a bad neighborhood. Your whole healthcare scenario, attempt at insult is below you, at least I hope it is. ;)

By the way smart guy, check out the data. More kids are abusing legal drugs than illegal ones.

MIAMI -- From Scarface to Miami Vice, Florida's drug problem has been portrayed as the story of a single narcotic: cocaine. But for Floridians, prescription drugs are increasingly a far more lethal habit. An analysis of autopsies in 2007 released this week by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission found that the rate of deaths caused by prescription drugs was three times the rate of deaths caused by all illicit drugs combined.
 
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and you conveniently ignore that it is COLOMBIAN drug groups who are supplying the drugs
not venezuelan
it is American consumption of the drugs which causes the demand

the issue really is that venezuela asserts its soverign right and refuses to allow the troops from the USA to intrude on the venezuelan government's activities, unlike colombia which has whored itself out to American interests

this is not about drugs. this is about a manufactured excuse to oppose the democratically elected venezuelan government

How has Colombia whored itself out? They are trying to improve their country by enlisting the U.S.'s help in taking down drug cartels. Something that plagues much of Latin America.
 
But it's illegal. How could that be? Wait! I know. Because illegal drugs are easier for kids to get than legal ones. Well done. You made the problem worse while trying to fix it. You should be in government. I bet you could solve that whole health care debate by killing everyone. Costs go right to zero.

Oh, and once more to prove that you are wrong in your assertion that illegal drugs are easier to get:

Prescription Drug Abuse

According to the national household survey on drug abuse, a record-high 3 million youth aged 12 to 17 abused prescription drugs last year.
"Percosets, Valium, Xanax … pretty much anything I could get my hands on," 17-year-old Mururi Wangu says.

In fact, the number of teens abusing prescription drugs has risen as much as 500% since the mid-1980s. Experts say that one reason for such a dramatic jump in abuse numbers is the availability of prescription drugs.

So feel free to try again!;)
 
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