cannabisnews.com: The Drug War is Lost, Says Ex-Trooper The Drug War is Lost, Says Ex-Trooper Posted by CN Staff on November 14, 2003 at 09:29:20 PT Editorial Source: Providence Journal Warwick -- After devoting much of his adult life to fighting the war on drugs, retired detective Jack A. Cole says the one thing he knows for sure is that the war has made America's drug problem worse.In the last three decades, the police have spent half a trillion dollars to arrest and jail mainly nonviolent drug users, he said. Despite that, drugs have never been cheaper, more potent or more available, and are financing a host of criminal and terrorist organizations. "Not only is the war on drugs a failed policy, it's a destructive policy," he said yesterday, after urging members of the Warwick Rotary Club to support efforts to legalize drugs, then regulate and tax them in the same manner as cigarettes and alcohol.Cole, a former New Jersey state trooper who worked undercover narcotics investigations for 12 years, heads a speakers bureau of police, prosecutors and judges who favor decriminalizing drugs.Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/leap.htmNewshawk: Jose Melendez Source: Providence Journal, The (RI)Published: Friday, November 14, 2003 Copyright: 2003 The Providence Journal CompanyContact: letters projo.comWebsite: http://www.projo.com/Related Articles & Web Site:LEAPhttp://www.leap.cc/Retired Cop Rides for Drug Legalizationhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17449.shtmlA Man, a Horse and a Messagehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17448.shtmlMan Rides Horse Across Country for Drug Reform http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17413.shtmlFormer Cop Says Legalize Drugs http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17103.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #4 posted by Jose Melendez on November 16, 2003 at 05:43:49 PT price support, funding, projects . . . from:http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/papers/1989/89090503.htmlThe drug portion of prison construction is based on the projected share of drug offenders in Federal prison at the time the construction is completed. This new methodology reflects more accurately the likely impact of drug offenses. For consistency with prior years, the historical prison construction numbers have been adjusted to reflect this new methodology. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Shishaldin on November 14, 2003 at 14:52:25 PT Good Point, Ferre... And we mustn't forget the price supports (Prohibition) that allow for the funding of clandestine "projects" of the CIA and their corrupted LEO brethren. Nothing like black market cash, just ask Mike Ruppert: http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ciadrugs/index.htmlPeace and Strength,Shishaldin [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Ferre on November 14, 2003 at 14:11:34 PT: depends how you look at it... In my opinion the war on drugs is a great success for the U.S. government. They have an enormous amount of prison slave workers now. If you calculate the amount of slaves the government is holding on a yearly base, multiply this with the hours of work they provide and you will see that this supports the competition with 3th world country labour and gives the U.S. Economics a millions of $ boost without it showing in the economical statistics. Clever! Don't believe the stories about prisons costing money to the public. If that was true they wouldn't be a private busyness for big companies. The War on drugs is providing slaves to the U.S. economical system and should be stronly questioned. Amsterdam Cannabis Ministry [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by ekim on November 14, 2003 at 11:25:14 PT this issue has become Bi Partisian Hey Sundance Film people. Look --University --Kiwanis--Rotary--Lions-Libbers--do a film about what is being said. Where are the journalist--these Leap speakers are hitting hard. New Hampshire residents connect the dots Drug Prohibition should be one of Five top questions to Dem candidates Mr.Cole said the police have spent half a trillion dollars to arrest and jail mainly nonviolent drug users. Who will stop the madness.http://www.leap.cc/events/events.php Nov 17 03 College of Liberal Arts, Quinnipiac University 09:00 AM Jack Cole Hamden Connecticut USA Executive director Jack Cole goes back to the classroom, this time as an instructor, in four classes of "Introduction to Sociology". Nov 17 03 Concord Kiwanis 12:00 PM Peter Christ Concord New Hampshire USA Board member Peter Christ has lunch at the Cat & Fiddle restaurant with the Concord Kiwanis Club. Nov 18 03 Goffstown Rotary Club 07:30 AM Peter Christ Goffstown New Hampshire USA Board member Peter Christvisits the St. Anselm Coffee Shop for breakfast with the morning Rotarians of Goffstown. Nov 19 03 Manchester Kiwanis 12:00 PM Peter Christ Manchester New Hampshire USA Board member Peter Christ explains Drug Prohibition to the Kiwanis Club of Manchester at The Chateau on Hanover St. Nov 19 03 Concord Lions 06:30 PM Peter Christ Concord New Hampshire USA Board member Peter Christ returns to Concord for more discussions at the Cat & Fiddle Restaurant on Manchester St. Nov 24 03 Libertarian Party of New Hampshire 06:00 PM Peter Christ Manchester New Hampshire USA Board member Peter Christ explains LEAP's mission to the LP at the Manchester City Library on Pine St. Open to the public. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment