For Safe and Effective Drug Policy, Look to the Dutch

[CanSocDem]

4. Good post...

...and the point about the religious influence in the criminal code is spot on.

" The U.S. is so infected with religious extremism, I wonder what it would take for legislators here to actually think about issues in terms of the well being of the nation."

It could be out of respect for the locale that you blame only Republicans, but, in my experience, religious values permeate the entire culture. They are the foundation of American capitalism with their hierarchy of 'worth' and the ritualistic practice of consumerism.

Thankfully this bizarre take on the world has been quarantined to North America.


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