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Re:Drug firms poured 780M painkillers into WV amid rise of o... by Avshalom on Monday December 19, 2016 @11:14AM (#13212324)
racism and guns are the tools you need for the War on Drugs, laws prohibiting some drugs are just there to make it easier to claim a veneer of legitimacy.
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Re:Drug firms poured 780M painkillers into WV amid rise of o... by snrplfth on Monday December 19, 2016 @11:21AM (#13212401)
What makes a War on Drugs doable is the laws prohibiting drugs. It's literally what makes it legally possible. You'll note that very few adults are arrested for "possession of alcohol".
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