C. Lear,
My original point was exactly that the present drug policy is a farce
since, in addition to all the other evidence, engaging in anti-coca
agricultural policy would interdict more coca than the high estimate of any
plan I've ever heard. My understanding
C. Kruse,
You're clearly mixing my argument with others that I don't agree
with. First, if the DEA says there was 300 metric tons of cocaine used, I
find that odd since the same government estimates that there is only a
potential to produce 80 metric tons
boddhi:
I'm out the door to Santa Cruz; will give your missive the attention it
deserves upon return. For now, regarding:
I don't have to read about the crack and heroin trade. I just
have to open the door and walk one block.
Perhaps. In any case, to get serious about the lives of
Regarding:
I admit that the real problem is the structure of the legal
economy. If this cash and these goods can't get people into other
businesses, they'll go right back to coca. Right now, however, they're
both poor and contributing to the drug problem. At least they wouldn't be
as poor and
C. Lear,
With a guaranteed market, coca production would go up *initially*,
no question about it, but htere are several things to consider. First,
coca production is geographically delimited by law already and the plant
itself has a limited range it can grow in,
On Mon, April 20, 1998 at 17:36:33 (EDT) Bad Shot Diva (boddhisatva) writes:
..
With a guaranteed market, coca production would go up *initially*,
no question about it, but htere are several things to consider. First,
coca production is geographically delimited by law already and the
boddhisatva wrote:
I'm just going to keep saying it. This anti-cocaine bullshit is a
complete waste of time. We can buy it for less. ... Is or is not buying off
coca farmers a win-win?
Bill answers:
And what happens when they have a guaranteed market? ...
If one wants to get rid of
On Mon, April 20, 1998 at 15:56:52 (EDT) boddhisatva writes:
To Whom...,
I'm just going to keep saying it. This anti-cocaine bullshit is a
complete waste of time. We can buy it for less. There literally is no
better strategy for undermining traffickers. At best these
Dear Pen-Lers:
A couple of news notes from Latin America:
(a) Castro says the times aren't right for armed struggle; and,
(b) a former Bolivian dictator does everything in his power to provoke armed
struggle.
Tom
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Castro calls for common Latin front against U.S.
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