Debatepoint: drug prohibition

'drug prohibition'

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oppose 0% · Leads to corruption

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by wikipedia on 2005-05-02 00:50:19

The United States, where drug laws are strictly enforced, has high rates of drug use as well as an astronomical number of its own citizens in jail. 1, 2, resulting indirectly in prison overcrowding and the early release of violent offenders.

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oppose 0% · Re: Leads to corruption

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by wikipedia on 2005-05-02 00:50:47

This is because the War on Drugs is working. These people have committed crimes and harmed our polity with their actions, and thus belong in jail.

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by wikipedia on 2005-05-02 00:52:50

Despite the annual arrest of over 1.5 million Americans, and the highest per-capita prison population of any nation in the world, drug use has increased, black market crime has flourished, and completely innocent Americans have been killed by police action. 1, 2, 3

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