Satellites Take on Crime Busting Along the Border

trucking drug cartels

Drug cartels do not smuggle drugs- they use commercial shippers- 18 wheelers, cargo

containers, around the clock. Military and drug opposition are equally matched.

Border guards are paid, and business is business. American military intelligence

is defenseless in financial, commercial, entertainment wars.

unlisted number of CA @ May 20, 2009 01:06:02 AM

Re: Full disclosure, please

Disclaimer: I use drugs.

I drink caffeine in tea, but avoid caffeinated fizzy drinks. These are designed to be addictive to turn a profit by having very high levels of caffeine and sugars. That said, I do get caffeine withdrawal symptoms if I don't have a cup of tea for 24hrs or so - a headache behind the eyes is the main symptom.

I smoke cannabis, unfortunately with tobacco, as is usual in the UK. I do not smoke cigarettes at all, never have, never will. I do experience cravings for a spliff when I go without, but this is due to the nicotine from the tobacco. Even though my concious mind knows a cigarette would kill the cravings, my subconscious craves a "spliff". I am trying to smoke pure cannabis spliffs more frequently, but this is expensive, due to black market prices, and difficult when friends all smoke cannabis with tobacco.

I occasionally drink alcohol, but not as much as I used to. It is so occasional in fact that I can't remember when the last time was I even had a beer! Probably at new year. Alcohol has always effected my memory quite strongly, so it isn't much fun to drink - I can rarely remember anything other than getting to a pub/bar/club after a night out. Even a couple of beers at a lunchtime will mean I have patchy recollection of what the topic of conversation was, for example. Cannabis is much more enjoyable for me.

I do not do cocaine, and don't fancy the sounds of the effects. I might try ecstasy (MDMA) one day, but the crap it gets cut with is disconcerting.... black market effects again. Tried the tiniest bit of speed (amphetamine, not methamphetamine) when I was really drunk once, but had such a little bit it had no noticeable effect.

Apart from cannabis, I essentially don't do any other illegal drugs, but I do think all drugs should be legalised, regulated, and populations provided with accurate information. Adults should be able to what they like in a free society, as long as it doesn't directly hurt or grossly endanger others. Addiction should be treated like the medical problem it is, not by the criminal "justice" systems.

The advocacy of drug legalisation is not a hard and fast way of telling if people use drugs. Joe, you are so very perceptive that someone advocating drug legalisation does enjoy a smoke, but anyone who has a modicum of intelligence, more than a passing knowledge of history, and actually speaks to people outside their social circle realises that drugs being illegal do no one any favours, except law enforcement and those who benefit from the current status quo (alcohol industry, etc.).

Common sense of @ May 19, 2009 23:20:11 PM

Full disclosure, please

To be taken seriously, all posters asking for the lagalization of drugs need to put a "Disclaimer: I use said drugs".

joe of AL @ May 19, 2009 21:46:55 PM