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Think about all the vendors required in order to even make an entity like Silkroad possible. All of these vendors for the most part have access to quantities of drugs. There was enough business to generate a pretty penny for SR and SR2.
Then consider how many people are selling drugs that have never heard of Bitcoin or Silkroad.
The drug war has done nothing. There are piles and piles of drugs around the world just waiting to be sold to someone. Doesn't matter who and how. Doesn't matter if some get interdicted. They just keep coming and no government seizure is going to stop that.
The cocaine and the meth likely trail back to the cartels at some point and line their pockets. I'm sure they are a fan of Bitcoin as a method of moving wealth over the borders.
How many more lives have to be ruined by prohibition before mainstream society sees the truth.
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The advent of Silk Road and dark net markets has resulted in a “transformative” and “paradigm shifting” innovation in drug sales, according to a new report.
"The DEA doesn’t want the drug war to end. If it ends, they don’t get their toys and their budgets. Once it ends, they aren’t going to have the kind of influence in foreign government. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but where there’s smoke there’s probably fire.”
Terry Nelson, Retired Federal Agent
Source: libertyblitzkrieg.com
tuckfheman reblogged
(USAToday) Fans attending a major NASCAR race this weekend will see a most unlikely video posted on a giant video screen shortly before entering the track: a pro-marijuana legalization ad.
Outside the NASCAR Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis, the same track that hosts the famed Indianapolis 500, Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s largest pro-marijuana legalization advocacy group, has purchased space to air – dozens of times over the weekend – a video that pushes the theme that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol.
It marks the first time a pro-marijuana legalization ad will appear so close to an entrance gate of a major sporting event. The Brickyard 400, in its 20th year, is regarded as one of NASCAR’s biggest races.
Three students told investigators they bought weed from Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, perhaps helping him fund the attack.
I heard a couple of kids bought some bread from him a few times. Did bread fund alleged terrorism? Outlaw bread! War on bread!
Even better, where's this headline ...
Al-Qaeda was provided funding by Obama. Did Obama fund terrorism?
SWAT FAIL: Lebanon Grandpa Assassinated
Yet another swat drug raid on the wrong house resulting in the death of a 61 year old grandfather. Lebanon Police Department 406 Tennessee Blvd, Lebanon, TN 37087 615-444-2323 http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=95475&page=1#.UXeHXMjheal http://www.lebanonpd.org/police-department/special-response-team Lebanon complaint form PDF http://www.lebanonpd.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Complaint-form.pdf
Remember when government worked for the people back in "The Good Old Days"?
US Gov. Killed 10,000 During Prohibition by Poisoning Alcohol to Discourage Use
During prohibition, the US Government added poison to industrial alcohol to discourage consumption. People continued to drink it, so the government added more and they killed 10,000 people.
Source: intellihub.com
Why Is the U.S. Prison Population So Large?
Fully 24 percent of inmates in U.S. prisons are nonviolent drug offenders. The drug war has been adding to a growing U.S. prison population for the past 40 years. Today, the United States holds more human beings in prisons than any other country, both as a percentage of the population and in counting total numbers. Prof. Daniel D'Amico shows how the war on drugs has led to significant increases in the U.S. prison population and argues that perhaps this is an ineffective way to address drug use in America. The United States is spending billions of dollars and locking of hundreds of thousands of people. Might there be a better alternative? Learn More! A stastical breakdown of American prisoners convicted of non-violent crimes: http://bit.ly/13eq1NN Interactive chart shows that ramping up the Drug War has not decreased drug addiction in America: http://bit.ly/U1mD3H Huffington Post piece on "the racism and hypocrisy in our nation's war on drugs": http://huff.to/REgeNe A scholarly examination of America's rising prison population: http://bit.ly/U1mJs5
Ben Swann: What The Media Isn't Telling You About The Drug War
Ben Swann Reality Check explains what the media isn't telling you about Mexico's drug war and the U.S.'s war on drugs.