"Tim Bedding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in part: >> However, I've concluded that drug prohibitionism is driven >> by a small minority of highly motivated sadists.
>I am surprised to hear you say that. >My impression of the UK scene, and I imagine the UK is not so >different from the US in this regard, is that prohibition >is seen as a valid response to the drug problem. >Many parents do not want to see their children sucked into a life >of addiction to very damaging chemicals. So, a way to fight back >is to ban. Right, but that's a result of a relatively small number of people who know better convincing professionals and other opinion leaders who in turn convince parents that "addiction to very damaging chemicals" is a serious threat to their children. In Your Sly Tribe, Robert _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw