By outlawing drugs, Hightower and Frazer contend, Congress has created "a vast, murderous narco-state within Mexico to satisfy U.S. consumer demand for the drugs. And Plan Colombia, the multi-billion operation started by Bill ( "I didn't inhale ) Clinton in 2000 to eradicate cocoa production there, has failed, judging by the 15 per cent increase in coca production.
For all the legislation against it, pot is more plentiful than ever and 10 per cent of Americans told surveyors they have enjoyed using it in the previous year while four in ten say they used it at some point in their lives. Plus, a 2005 survey found 85 per cent of high school seniors claimed pot was "easy to get , easier than alcohol, which is a regulated drug, Hightower Lowdown points out.
The publication quotes a University of Michigan student who told them, "If the government trusts society to use alcohol responsibly, it is idiotic to assume citizens are somehow incapable of responsible use of cannabis.
A Gallup opinion poll in 2005 found that 51 per cent of Americans stating alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana and 52 per cent saying it should be legalized, taxed, and regulated.
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