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pstuart on Feb 4, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: DEA redacts tactic that's more secret than paralle...

The DEA actively lobbies to keep drugs illegal, not on the science, but simply self-promotion.

fnordfnordfnord on Feb 4, 2014 [–]

Well, they may actually believe their propaganda, which just means that their authority (to influence drug policy) extends beyond the bounds of their competence.

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