http://washingtonindependent.com/33469/some-questions-about-obamas-drug-czar-pick National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/33469/some-questions-about-obamas-drug-czar-pick/comment-page-1#comment-22120 Some questions about Obama’s Drug Czar « Later On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:05:46 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=33469#comment-22120 [...] in Daily life, Democrats, Drug laws, Government, Obama administration at 8:05 am by LeisureGuy Mike Lillis in the Washington Independent: Today, President Barack Obama officially tapped Seattle police chief Gil Kerlikowske to head the [...] [...] in Daily life, Democrats, Drug laws, Government, Obama administration at 8:05 am by LeisureGuy Mike Lillis in the Washington Independent: Today, President Barack Obama officially tapped Seattle police chief Gil Kerlikowske to head the [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/33469/some-questions-about-obamas-drug-czar-pick/comment-page-1#comment-36746 ajm8127 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:10:06 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=33469#comment-36746 Along with clean needle programs and safe drug consumption rooms, if drugs were provided to addicts in a controlled and logical way, with the best interests of the user in mind, it would also lessen black market activities. Why would a junkie rob a house and go into the bad part of town to get a fix when he could walk to a center down the street. Not only would there be no robbery, but it would lessen the monetary incentive to sell drugs in the first place. It seems as of late that the problem is getting especially bad on the Mexico US boarder. If such large amounts of money were not at stake, I'm sure more people might keep their heads. Along with clean needle programs and safe drug consumption rooms, if drugs were provided to addicts in a controlled and logical way, with the best interests of the user in mind, it would also lessen black market activities. Why would a junkie rob a house and go into the bad part of town to get a fix when he could walk to a center down the street. Not only would there be no robbery, but it would lessen the monetary incentive to sell drugs in the first place. It seems as of late that the problem is getting especially bad on the Mexico US boarder. If such large amounts of money were not at stake, I'm sure more people might keep their heads.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/33469/some-questions-about-obamas-drug-czar-pick/comment-page-1#comment-22037 ajm8127 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:10:06 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=33469#comment-22037 Along with clean needle programs and safe drug consumption rooms, if drugs were provided to addicts in a controlled and logical way, with the best interests of the user in mind, it would also lessen black market activities. Why would a junkie rob a house and go into the bad part of town to get a fix when he could walk to a center down the street. Not only would there be no robbery, but it would lessen the monetary incentive to sell drugs in the first place. It seems as of late that the problem is getting especially bad on the Mexico US boarder. If such large amounts of money were not at stake, I'm sure more people might keep their heads. Along with clean needle programs and safe drug consumption rooms, if drugs were provided to addicts in a controlled and logical way, with the best interests of the user in mind, it would also lessen black market activities. Why would a junkie rob a house and go into the bad part of town to get a fix when he could walk to a center down the street. Not only would there be no robbery, but it would lessen the monetary incentive to sell drugs in the first place. It seems as of late that the problem is getting especially bad on the Mexico US boarder. If such large amounts of money were not at stake, I'm sure more people might keep their heads.

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