First Mexico... now Argentina

**a completely inoffensive name** · 08-26-2009, 07:51

Looks the like central and south american states are realizing that legalization of marijuana will cripple the drug cartels that probably consist of most of their crime.

**naut** · 08-26-2009, 16:45

Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name

Looks the like central and south american states are realizing that legalization of marijuana will cripple the drug cartels that probably consist of most of their crime.

Hmm. Not really. Pot is not an international drug. Most of it is grown in the country or city of it's distribution. 45% of the US's pot comes from the US itself, for example. Drugs that are transported are always C, Opiates and the ingredients to create Amphetamines.

**HoreTore** · 08-26-2009, 16:48

Originally Posted by Psychonaut

Hmm. Not really. Pot is not an international drug. Most of it is grown in the country or city of it's distribution. 45% of the US's pot comes from the US itself, for example. Drugs that are transported are always C, Opiates and the ingredients to create Amphetamines.

.....And the various pill-delights.

**naut** · 08-26-2009, 16:53

Originally Posted by HoreTore

.....And the various pill-delights.

Most pills are Amphetamines, of varying strength....

**HoreTore** · 08-26-2009, 17:29

Originally Posted by Psychonaut

Most pills are Amphetamines, of varying strength....

I'll take your word for that, my knowledge is quite limited...

**Fragony** · 08-26-2009, 17:42

Mine isn't, most exported pills are MDMA or MDA certainly not amphetamins that is readily availlable everywhere.

**naut** · 08-26-2009, 17:47

Originally Posted by Fragony

Mine isn't, most exported pills are MDMA or MDA certainly not amphetamins that is readily availlable everywhere.

Frag. E is your pretty bog standard amphetamine. Afterall MDMA stands for, 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Usually cut with detergent or other nasties. Although you'll find Piperazine is actually what the dealer is selling, not E.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 08-27-2009, 00:06

Originally Posted by Psychonaut

Hmm. Not really. Pot is not an international drug. Most of it is grown in the country or city of it's distribution. 45% of the US's pot comes from the US itself, for example. Drugs that are transported are always C, Opiates and the ingredients to create Amphetamines.

Nevertheless as pot becomes legal, companies will sprout to capture the market, cutting profits from the drug lords.

And since when is reducing the amount of pot the drug lords are making down to 45% of what it once was, bad? From my math that means 55% of pot is imported which seems like a majority to me.

**InsaneApache** · 08-27-2009, 01:37

If alcohol was discovered tommorow, it'd be a class A drug.

**Mooks** · 08-27-2009, 02:54

Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name

Nevertheless as pot becomes legal, companies will sprout to capture the market, cutting profits from the drug lords.

And that my friend, is every pothead's wet dream. Not having to deal with the usual ******** of "Ya ill be there in 20" and having to wait close to a hour, or having to weigh out the bag and finding out it was skimped. Or the already outrageous price (I think it is, 1.5 grams of weed for 10 dollars? WTF!). Instead of all that just going up to the corner store for a pack of ciggerates and a couple of spliffs (Which would cost half of what it is today once the market gets settled).

Itd be a druglords worst nightmare though, as he would have to move to harder drugs or get....*gasp* a real job.

Not that I know any of this from real experience though, purely 2nd hand experience.

**Caius** · 08-29-2009, 05:19

Please smokers don't celebrate yet. There is misunderstanding about the issue, it is illegal but you can't be arrested. It is called "ensurance of the Liberty Right."

Oh yes, it is illegal. Except that they can't get you when you are smoking. Besides, if you get caught, you are not suspect of possesion of drugs, you are WITNESS of it, hence you have to point out to the drug dealer. I think that being a witness in a judicial case forces you to tell the truth, else you go to jail for giving a "False Testimony".

My congratulations to these forward thinking countries able to see the truth staring them in the face... let us hope other more backwards countries can one day reach such a level of understanding on the issues....

You do realize that we fight against drugs, yet some people celebrate.

And if you call a forward thinking country Argentina, a country that nationalized the country flag Airline when almost NO COUNTRY has a State Airline, and tries to bring the Keynesian model when everyone opts for the Liberal model, then that is damn forward thinking country!

**Beskar** · 08-29-2009, 06:08

I think the Portugal system works best. Makes drugs legal to use, but illegal to supply.

The bigger market it brings, the more it lures the drug dealers out of hiding and it saves more on taxes as you are only targeting the suppliers. Plus, you can do a service where users can "submit" who their dealer is, busting them that way as well.