Last summer Portugal released a bunch of information about its decision to legalize all drugs 11 (was 10 at the time of the report) years ago. Crime, addiction, and traffic were all down and rehabilitation rates (courts can mandate rehab but not prison) were way up. The U.S. certainly isn't going to be a leader here, but here's to hoping it will eventually be a follower.
"United Nations officials say no other country has seriously considered creating a completely legal state-managed monopoly for marijuana or any other substance prohibited by the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs."<p>I thought Morales in Bolivia was doing something with coca production?
Considering that:<p>1) Drugs for recreational activities such as tobacco and alcohol have very well known harmful effects, even when consumed in small dosis.<p>2) There are 0 annual casualties from the use of Marijuana, you just can't overdose to death on it, and it has lots of medical and non-medical uses.<p>Can someone tell me why it was criminalized in the first place?