From Seattle writer and consultant Matt Rosenberg...: Horse Heaven

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Horse Heaven

March 25, 2004

Oh, Canada! Bastion of social progressivism, or is that progressive socialism? I dunno, but it seems a provincial government-run "safe injection site" for heroin addicts in Vancouver isn't enough. No, after those right-wing fascists at the U.N. griped the site sanctions illegal heroin purchases, the North American Opiate Medication Initiative (NAOMI) is proposing a downtown Vancouver clinic where they'll supply addicts with pharma-grade smack. With approval from Canada's federal government, it'll all be legal.

Oh, there'd be methadone too. And some studies. Then, in a few years, I'd expect government-sanctioned "safe housing" for heroin addicts. Maybe a gated community one day.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at March 25, 2004 11:06 AM

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Kind of reminds me of the pathetic attempt to protect alcoholics in Seattle. Ya know the one that provides alcoholics with a free place to stay, does not offer rehabilitation or ban alcohol.
Maybe the Canucks could have done some research into what happened when the UK and the Netherlands did this? Yeah, um, it did not work. Despite what proponents of drug legalization say (they use reports from years ago), not only did muggings, rape, armed robberies incidents occur, but the homeless were everywhere and drug use actually increased. http://www.copbiz.com/Articles/Guevara/Learned%20from%20European%20drug.htm

Man, socialist never learn from history. Viva la Socialism!

Posted by: Naarski at March 25, 2004 01:18 PM

Good Work Matt! Keep up the reality check comments! There are too few that are willing to! You are a voice of sanity in a culture run off the tracks.

Posted by: B Hawley at March 26, 2004 06:36 AM

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