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If… Drugs Were Legal (BBC 2005)

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Awesome BBC documentary on the drug legalization debate.

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William Rogers • San Antonio, Texas • Nov 14, 2009

I know you mean that to be rhetorical. I wrote and produced a documentary for UPI radio way back in 1972. The title is "Children, Drugs, and the Law". Most everyone said it was great. It was applauded throughout the land, received many valuable accolades and then after all the 'fan-fare' the documentary was read into the congressional record and taken to its final resting place at the Library of Congress. So, I have had some exciting and long-term times whirling around what a wonderful question that has always been. It has the ability to highlight the human brain and its workings as much as any other question I can think of. And in final answer; of course all drugs should be legalized with the multiple reasons being so amazingly obvious that if one doesn't already know. . .they never will. The ghastliness of what we do in the name of saving folks from themselves is so hideous it should not be allowed to even shiver its way slowly across the putrid lips of the Devil himself.

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