Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Welcome to The United Nations Old Guard. We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Winning the war on drugs...
Topic Started: Dec 20 2006, 01:24 PM (60 Views)
Ecopoeia
Member Avatar
E-u-o-c-o-u-p-i-e-i-a-u-o-e-a
Grumpy Old Men
...or not, as the case may be.

EH posted this over in the CDQ and it made me chortle. Choice titbits (or tidbits for west Atlantic cousins):

Quote:
 
Marijuana is now the biggest cash crop grown in the US, exceeding traditional harvests such as wheat, corn and soy beans, says a new report.

The study shows that 10,000 tonnes of marijuana worth $35.8bn (£18.4bn) is grown each year; the street value would be even higher. This dwarfs the $23bn-worth of corn grown, $17.6bn-worth of soybeans and $12.2bn-worth of hay. Marijuana is the biggest cash crop in 12 states, with the value of pot grown outstripping peanuts in Georgia and tobacco in North and South Carolina. In California, the biggest producer, it is worth $13.8bn.

Quote:
 
His suggestion that the crop be legalised and taxed was rejected by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, which pointed to countries with large drug cash crops, notably Colombia and Afghanistan.

Snortingly funny. And someone should tell the WHONDCP that drugs ain't legal in Colombia and Afghanistan, either.
Enough is as good as a feast

To Ill-Advisedly Go!
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
« Previous Topic · Real World News · Next Topic »
Add Reply