I know this has little to do with the topic at hand, but I felt I should respond to this particular statement:
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Originally posted by shakran
[B]Saudi Arabia is widely known to support terrorism.
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Are you an Arab, shakran? I ask because your nick is very similar to the Arabic word for "thank you."
As someone who lives in Saudi, I have to query the quoted statement. In Saudi we hear of suspected terrorists being arrested or killed by the Saudi security forces on an almost daily basis. Shootouts are regular, illegal arms confiscations are commonplace and a number of Saudi soldiers and police have lost their lives in these battles. To me, this does not sound like the actions of supporters of terrorism.
As for the topic, I think that the illegalisation of drugs is one of the biggest hypocrisies in existance today. It's backed up by baseless arguments and scaremongering that are never borne out in practice, while depriving resources to truly worthwhile causes. Personally, I'd rather the police were trying to catch rapists and murderers than some kid smoking a joint while watching TV at home.