IOWA CAUCUS 2008: Ron Paul attacks War on Drugs
2010 March 17
In Des Moines, Iowa, on the day of the caucuses, candidate Ron Paul attacks the war on drugs. We have more of this press conference coming up soon. Medical marijuana, prescription drug abuse and ending the war on drugs, right here Ron Paul spells it out. (the first 10 secs will be up here later) We are an independent team wandering Iowa today: some updates on hongpong.com on teh Scene.
the violence and growing numbers of gangs or drug cartels is more of a problem in America then the possible consequences of growing numbers in drug addicts if drugs were to be legal.
The Drug War is one of the dumbest policies in US history. Arguing against prohibition is much easier than other issues, because of the absolute sheer ignorance of most prohibitionists.
I od’d one time…i ate a grip and passed out!
jadabingoadf, that is an excellent post.
I don’t think that about all Ron Paul supporters. It is just that some of the ones in here have no concept of what satire is. Ron Paul is extremely intelligent on the issue of drug legalization.
Why are you calling Ron Paul supporters stupid when they know that pot doesn’t kill you
The war on drugs needs to stop
1st: the power to regulate drugs needs to return to the states not the DEA
2nd.: States should not punish those who use drugs society doesn’t like. Consenting adults should be able to use drugs if they like. Any crimes committed by them can and should be punished as normal. Drug crimes are caused by the illegal nature of it causing: a) unnaturally high prices, and; b) violence by folks who can’t turn to the courts or police to settle disputes, enforce contracts
What is?
That’s because it’s not your countrymen who die because of the war caused by drug trafficking.
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THAT IS MY GOD DAMN POINT!!!!!! LOOK IN THE FUCKING MIRROR AND SEE AN DUMBASS WHO NEEDS TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!
I am amazed at the stupidity of too many Ron Paul supporters in here. That is surprising. Look up “satire” on Google. What the fuck?????
are you fucking retarded? do you know what marijuana is? its not even possible for one person to smoke 5 grams in 5 mins.. go die please
Dani, you need to consider the possibility that somebody is being sarcastic. Of course alcohol and tobacco are worlds more dangerous than marijuana. For one thing, they are very lethal. They are also very physically addictive. Plus, alcohol makes a lot of people irrational and violent and greatly alters a person’s ability to drive. There is no comparison. That is exactly what I was trying to illustrate in a sarcastic manner. Pot should be legal long before alcohol and tobacco.
Why in the Hell are people arguing with me about this? My point about marijuana is that nobody could possibly ever smoke enough to overdose on it and die. I have seen different statistics about what it would take to die from it. My point is that the idea of somebody overdosing on marijuana is 100% unrealistic. It will never happen. You can’t die of a marijuana overdose. That’s the point. I don’t care which of the statistics on the necessary amount you believe. You can’t overdose on weed.
wow. theres no evidence that THC could kill someone. you consider alcohol and tobacco a safe drug? soooo smoking 5 packs of cigarettes a day wont kill you? drinking 40 shots wont kill you? Alcohol makes an individual VIOLENT… People who are high are nott violent. you can’t drive drunk. driving high, you’re more cautious. think about that. alcohol and tobacco are addicting. tobacco only kills your lungs and may cause lung cancer. alcohol kills your liver and you can die of alcohol poisoning.
He didnt
you can overdose if you smoke youre own body weight in weed..get the facts stupid.
ummm… he hasn’t dropped out yet.
Jared, you moron. I made a point very much in favor of marijuana legalization, and you still want to be a shit-head? Fuck you. There is a level of THC that could kill somebody, and what I have read in several places is that it would take smoking four pounds of pot in under five minutes to get that much THC in the blood. Look into it. My point was that NOBODY COULD EVER POSSIBLY DO THAT! That is why there has never been a marijuana overdose and there never will be. Idiot.
LOL are u stupid???? u cant even get close to over doseing on marijuana! not even if they smoke 64 ounces
Only safe drugs like alcohol and tobacco should be legal. But marijuana should be illegal because somebody might overdose on it some day if they smoke 64 ounces in under five minutes.
ron paul was the only decent canidate i would have voted for. i am sad that he dropped out of the presidential election.
There are really only a couple of constituencies that don’t want to support Mike Gravel: Wall Street, the military, defense contractors, the extremely wealthy, the oil and gas companies, the mass media and religious fanatics. In other words, those most responsible for the mess we now have. To be fair, Americans are also responsible for not doing more sooner. You can change this. Support Mike Gravel’s Presidential candidacy and the National Initiative.
seems there are alot of people who dont see beyond whats really happening… ignorance seems quite big these days *sigh*
IMHO the Drug War is the real issue of racism. Looking at the extreme disparity of minorities whose lives are ruined (yes – RUINED..especially when you include the extended impact on their families and communities) by the “justice” system, it is impossible to defend. None of the other major contenders will utter a word of this truth. . .and THAT is effectively racist.