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Otro estudio importante ha mostrado que las políticas de drogas no afectan los índices de consumo de drogas y ya sabemos que la lucha contra la droga no influye en las ventas. Pero conocemos el daño que la prohibición hace. Entonces ¿de qué vale?

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Another major study has shown that drug policy doesn't affect drug use rates, and we already know the drug war doesn't affect sales. But we know the harm that prohibition does. So what's the point?

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