The War on Drugs : FAIL : an interview with Clifford Thornton Jr.

Pinky interviews drug policy expert Clifford Thornton: "The War on Drugs has absolutely nothing to do with drugs - it's about power, it's about control, it's about coercion, it's about money."

Show transcript: http://www.pinkyshow.org/archives/episodes/081016_warondrugs/081016_credits.html

Efficacy website: http://www.efficacy-online.org/

Category:

Education

Tags:

• medical
• marijuana
• cannabis
• America
• USA
• Drug
• Policy
• health
• care
• race
• prison
• illegal
• heroin
• prohibition
• police
• legalize
• ecstasy

[Wacked420]

if everyone smoked a joint once in a wile. the world would be a better place

[ataye1]

I am a convicted felon for drug possession. Every street hustler know that they don't want to legalize it for the same reason he speak about in the video. Like they said in the Movie America Gansta, they don't want to stop the drug war. One felony conviction will cripple you for life. After you serve your time pay your debt to society. You still have to pay for the rest of your life. No good job,school or living.

[TheChernandez2020]

in the frst video it said hr videos will be short but in this video its over 28 minutes long

[Treblaine]

@TheBamChug America has a lot of people in jail because it

(1) has a lot of crime, and

(2) refuses to compromise on sentencing

It is perfectly reasonable that people who commit crimes should be imprisoned.

Though I have relented recently, mere possession of weed should not be a felony. The punishment must fit the crime, weed possession should get a fine like speeding

But I respect America's long sentencing for violent criminals, something we are far to reluctant to do or follow through with.

[TheBamChug]

@Treblaine No, I just think that if you're an American than you should have the courage of your convictions and allow people to have the Freedom you speak so highly of. Of course, we have to disregard the fact that America has more people in jail than any other country on the face of the earth. Land of the free my ass.

[TheBamChug]

@Treblaine Show me one study, a SINGLE study that shows opiod addiction is unhealthy. I challenge you. How long did Benjamin Franklin live? 83 years. Florence Nightingale? She lived to be 90. Guess what, they were both life long opium addicts. Don't tell me you can live for 90 years taking rat poison daily. Friggin' retard.

[TheBamChug]

@Treblaine What? Cocaine based? How do retards like you even figure out how to turn a computer on? Do you have your smarter younger sister help you out? And alcohol is far more addictive than cocaine. There IS no physical dependence for cocaine, however there is for alcohol. It's called the DT's and that shit can kill you man. Alcohol kills more people than ALL OTHER DRUGS COMBINED! Do a little research you friggin' tard.

[Monte3207]

if it becomes legal, will the prices drop?

[Monte3207]

i don't know about the rest of you guys, but i still hate how people think cannabis is a gateway. how they get introduced to other and harder drugs by being introduced to marijuana. before i ever seen a joint, i saw crack and coke and needles all over town. people need to stop believing the lies. alcohol and cigs are legal and i do neither. now why can't the same be said for cannabis?legal or illegal, it's the person's choice to do it or not. FUCK! let is be the judges of what goes in our body.

[IsaacBG84]

Just say no to drugs... it that easy to end the whole war. And at the same time the hardest part ...

[IsaacBG84]

Kid vs Kat.....Why they alwat try to pervevrt the cat reputation :( lol

[davetileguy]

THE WAR ON POVERTY :FAIL: