GoaSkin

I think, the capital of the world should be established bethween the continents, for example it could be on one island of the Azores or the island Tristan or Bermuda. It should become independant and only have the function to be the capital of the world.

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For spain, a legalization with legal production would be the best thing they can do in the point of Spain. Marocco is beside of Spain and produces huge amounts of Marijuana, sold on the black market in all over europe but smuggled to Spain at first. There is a very secure border production and most people are catched when smuggling but even if less than 1% of all the smugglers have success, it is enough for them. The drug cartels have hundreds of the drug amounts europe ever needs and many people to throw into the fire. They are willed to smuggle even if they are catched because the cartels promise more money than they can ever earn in two years. And if they're arrested, the small money they can earn in the european prisons for work is enough for their families to live meanwhile. Only a takeover of the market can stop this. If consumers have access to drugs, this may not always be a problem. It is the task of schools and other educational and social institutions to prevent drug abuse - and of course always to explain the people who would not stop taking drugs how to use them safer and avoid addictions and other problems. Criminalization and possible punishments are a very weak argument to stop taking drugs.

I think the Mexicans decriminalized minor possession because the police shall concentrate their work on fighting the organized crime that does not deal with small amounts. If the police has to waste the time with drug consumers, they have less time to fight the cartels. Instead of catching small fishes they can concentrate on catching big ones now. By the way in the most european countries there is no punishment for the possession of small amounts of drugs. It is still illegal and if the police catches someone, they have to confiscate it. But if someone isn't catched every few months, nothing more happens. In the netherlands, there are some shops with a license to sell marijuana legally. For some years that was possible in switzerland too. In spain and the czech republic there are big lobbies for drug legalization and also politicans that want to legalize it.

I think the Mexicans decriminalized minor possession because the police shall concentrate their work on fighting the organized crime that does not deal with small amounts. If the police has to waste the time with drug consumers, they have less time to fight the cartels. Instead of catching small fishes they can concentrate on catching big ones now. By the way in the most european countries there is no punishment for the possession of small amounts of drugs. It is still illegal and if the police catches someone, they have to confiscate it. But if someone isn't catched every few months, nothing more happens. In the netherlands, there are some shops with a license to sell marijuana legally. For some years that was possible in switzerland too. In spain and the czech republic there are big lobbies for drug legalization and also politicans that want to legalize it.

I think the Mexicans decriminalized minor possession because the police shall concentrate their work on fighting the organized crime that does not deal with small amounts. If the police has to waste the time with drug consumers, they have less time to fight the cartels. Instead of catching small fishes they can concentrate on catching big ones now. By the way in the most european countries there is no punishment for the possession of small amounts of drugs. It is still illegal and if the police catches someone, they have to confiscate it. But if someone isn't catched every few months, nothing more happens. In the netherlands, there are some shops with a license to sell marijuana legally. For some years that was possible in switzerland too. In spain and the czech republic there are big lobbies for drug legalization and also politicans that want to legalize it.

Just tolerating small amounts has no effects on the amounts of drugs that go into the USA. It is still illegal to own big amounts and it is still illegal to take drugs through the borders. And on the borders, there is a big risk to be checked. What shall happen? That the people prefer to smuggle 5g marijuana through the borders and cross it the whole day instead of taking a kilo with them only because they are legally then in Mexico? That is ridiculous and stupid. If someone crosses a border in small intervals, he will be checked clearly. It is still easier and safer to be illegal in Mexico too by carrying a big amount across the border instead of starting an ant-traffic.

Just tolerating small amounts has no effects on the amounts of drugs that go into the USA. It is still illegal to own big amounts and it is still illegal to take drugs through the borders. And on the borders, there is a big risk to be checked. What shall happen? That the people prefer to smuggle 5g marijuana through the borders and cross it the whole day instead of taking a kilo with them only because they are legally then in Mexico? That is ridiculous and stupid. If someone crosses a border in small intervals, he will be checked clearly. It is still easier and safer to be illegal in Mexico too by carrying a big amount across the border instead of starting an ant-traffic.

Just tolerating small amounts has no effects on the amounts of drugs that go into the USA. It is still illegal to own big amounts and it is still illegal to take drugs through the borders. And on the borders, there is a big risk to be checked. What shall happen? That the people prefer to smuggle 5g marijuana through the borders and cross it the whole day instead of taking a kilo with them only because they are legally then in Mexico? That is ridiculous and stupid. If someone crosses a border in small intervals, he will be checked clearly. It is still easier and safer to be illegal in Mexico too by carrying a big amount across the border instead of starting an ant-traffic.

At first, everyone has privacy rights. Neither the people nor the politicans are willing to allow the police to treat everyone like a criminal. Secondly, the police and other institution have lots of things to do. All of them cost much money - taxes. That limits the things what these organisations may do also. So they have to set priorities. And it is more important to invest the tax-money and all the other resources to fight terrorism and to catch murderers than to invest much time to punish drug users. The mandate of the police is to solve real and visible drug problems. To guarantee the security on the streets where drug abusers (may) disturb the public order and to avoid related crimes (like robberies by drug-addictives). Furthermore, every prisoner costs a lot of money. Around 170

At first, everyone has privacy rights. Neither the people nor the politicans are willing to allow the police to treat everyone like a criminal. Secondly, the police and other institution have lots of things to do. All of them cost much money - taxes. That limits the things what these organisations may do also. So they have to set priorities. And it is more important to invest the tax-money and all the other resources to fight terrorism and to catch murderers than to invest much time to punish drug users. The mandate of the police is to solve real and visible drug problems. To guarantee the security on the streets where drug abusers (may) disturb the public order and to avoid related crimes (like robberies by drug-addictives). Furthermore, every prisoner costs a lot of money. Around 170

At first, everyone has privacy rights. Neither the people nor the politicans are willing to allow the police to treat everyone like a criminal. Secondly, the police and other institution have lots of things to do. All of them cost much money - taxes. That limits the things what these organisations may do also. So they have to set priorities. And it is more important to invest the tax-money and all the other resources to fight terrorism and to catch murderers than to invest much time to punish drug users. The mandate of the police is to solve real and visible drug problems. To guarantee the security on the streets where drug abusers (may) disturb the public order and to avoid related crimes (like robberies by drug-addictives). Furthermore, every prisoner costs a lot of money. Around 170

I think any drug must be decriminalized everywhere including a restricted possibility for legal purchase. But drug consumtion must not be made easier and more attractive when reforming the drug laws. A method may be that drug consumers must visit seminars and write an examn about safer drug use and get a license to buy small amounts of drugs legally after that. If the license holders are doing bad things on drugs (for example driving cars) or are caught when owning big amounts of drugs, the license may be cancelled beside other penalties. Drugs should be sold by social institutions/ welfare organisations - not making profits with the drugs they sell but financed like any other social institution too. Cannabis should be sold in cafes like the dutch coffeeshops (but holded by the red cross, the caritas or similar institutions), Heroin in therapy institutions to addictive people only. No institution should sell different drugs. But if the black market shall die, everything must be availlable legally somehow. Otherwise there are reasons to buy from the black market.

I think any drug must be decriminalized everywhere including a restricted possibility for legal purchase. But drug consumtion must not be made easier and more attractive when reforming the drug laws. A method may be that drug consumers must visit seminars and write an examn about safer drug use and get a license to buy small amounts of drugs legally after that. If the license holders are doing bad things on drugs (for example driving cars) or are caught when owning big amounts of drugs, the license may be cancelled beside other penalties. Drugs should be sold by social institutions/ welfare organisations - not making profits with the drugs they sell but financed like any other social institution too. Cannabis should be sold in cafes like the dutch coffeeshops (but holded by the red cross, the caritas or similar institutions), Heroin in therapy institutions to addictive people only. No institution should sell different drugs. But if the black market shall die, everything must be availlable legally somehow. Otherwise there are reasons to buy from the black market.

I think any drug must be decriminalized everywhere including a restricted possibility for legal purchase. But drug consumtion must not be made easier and more attractive when reforming the drug laws. A method may be that drug consumers must visit seminars and write an examn about safer drug use and get a license to buy small amounts of drugs legally after that. If the license holders are doing bad things on drugs (for example driving cars) or are caught when owning big amounts of drugs, the license may be cancelled beside other penalties. Drugs should be sold by social institutions/ welfare organisations - not making profits with the drugs they sell but financed like any other social institution too. Cannabis should be sold in cafes like the dutch coffeeshops (but holded by the red cross, the caritas or similar institutions), Heroin in therapy institutions to addictive people only. No institution should sell different drugs. But if the black market shall die, everything must be availlable legally somehow. Otherwise there are reasons to buy from the black market.