I would encourage you to read Gabor Mate's 2022 book, "the Myth of Normal - Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture". An earlier book, "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" (American Edition) previously published the Canadian Edition entitled "Close Encounters with Addiction" One reviewer wrote: "A riveting account of human cravings, this book needs to get into as many hands as possible. Mate's resonant, unflinching analysis of addiction today shatters the assumptions underlying our War on Drugs."
My radical view is across the board legalization for usage of any substance. This should include widespread free needle distribution in the hotbed areas of addiction. A perfect fix? Of course not. But it would help eliminate the stigma attached to a problem that's existed for hundreds of years, while redistributing funds to scientific based treatment for those who want it.
Synthetic opioids were only invented because the War on Drugs briefly caused a painkiller shortage in the 60s or 70s. So, Fentanyl never would have existed if not for that "war."
Let us assume for a moment the following: 1) We believe the Trump administration's claim that this is an actual 'War on Drugs', 2) We believe the Trump administration actually cares about keeping drugs out of the US, and 3) We believe those boats were actually carrying drugs.
When they blew up all those boats, where do you think the drugs went?! They went straight into the ocean, into the environment, into the world-wide food chain!
They didn't keep those drugs out of the US. No! They just helped mainline all those drugs into the heart and veins of all of us and into every creature on this planet!
Marianne, I aporeciate your time, effort and attempt to shed new light on an approach to reducing illegal drug imports and use in the USA. While I do not have the facts at my disposal to make informed judgements about the Trump Administrations approach, I am willing to give them time to see if their approach works. Why?
Consider what has happened at our Southern Border. Illegal border crossings have reached a 50-year low in fiscal year 2025, with around 238,000 apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border, a significant drop from the 2.2 million in 2022. Monthly apprehensions are currently around 8,450 in recent months, compared to some days under the previous administration where this figure was surpassed in a single 24-hour period.
In addition is the 5 American cities that have been put on Red Alert by Russia …apparently this has never been done before. US is panicking. Both the Chinese and Russians have agreements with Venezuela decades ago and why both countries have had enough of the US interference in Venezuela.
And your article is brilliant about US occupation of the air space over Venezuela under the auspices of the “war on drugs”
Thank you for this.
I sent you more about Direct Democracy…however your response was to correct my reference to Lincoln…I don’t study American History.
However I am reviewing the last 26000 years on this space ship to find out why we are about to implode as Sapiens.
While the US government continues to pummel the world about horrors of communism how is this horror looking when we consider China.
Communism is no longer a thing. Read Yuval Harari.
Anyway your response to me was not about the content of my note to you rather as I’ve said, you pointed out my mistake.
Somewhat surprised in consideration of what mistakes are as seen through the ACIM.
If we focused on mistakes it is difficult to understand what underdeveloped countries are. These are countries that the west hasn’t finished stealing everything.
I’m sure you are informed about Africa leaving the building, the stage. These are 54 countries that taught the west most everything it knows. Checkout the influence of African Queens.
Hard to wake people up from a deep sleep where they thought America was the best country in the world. Do they know that their country is in 80 countries with over 800 military bases and the cost to support these installations while the US people suffer.
The governance that was thought to work doesn’t. It’s win/lose and thrives on finding fault and blame steeped in dualism. Partisan politics without a scintilla of solutions.
At some point Gaia will correct this nonsense that humans do. It has done this many times.
Well said. I believe this is mostly about the authoritarian oligarchs trying to get control of Venezuelan oil. This is a petro-political move being carried out by very weak men cos-playing at being tough guys. I am affirming Hegseth at least being charged with war crimes. I know I shouldn't be surprised but I continue to be amazed that MAGA-types continue to overlook shit like "being tough on drugs by blowing up fishing boats while pardoning a KNOWN DRUG LORD". What a truly disgusting phase for our country.
Thank you, once again, for using your wisdom, compassion, and platform to help wake people up, Marianne. Society is so slow to change. But we ARE God, so we must just keep on keeping on. You help me keep on keeping on. Blessings
Guess who’s the biggest addict of all? Addicted to so many things including Ambien to sleep and Adderal to wake up. Biggest addiction? Lying!
I would encourage you to read Gabor Mate's 2022 book, "the Myth of Normal - Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture". An earlier book, "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" (American Edition) previously published the Canadian Edition entitled "Close Encounters with Addiction" One reviewer wrote: "A riveting account of human cravings, this book needs to get into as many hands as possible. Mate's resonant, unflinching analysis of addiction today shatters the assumptions underlying our War on Drugs."
My radical view is across the board legalization for usage of any substance. This should include widespread free needle distribution in the hotbed areas of addiction. A perfect fix? Of course not. But it would help eliminate the stigma attached to a problem that's existed for hundreds of years, while redistributing funds to scientific based treatment for those who want it.
Synthetic opioids were only invented because the War on Drugs briefly caused a painkiller shortage in the 60s or 70s. So, Fentanyl never would have existed if not for that "war."
Blissed blessed comments, Marianne … May they continue to flow from you to us ~ USA and the worldly earth✨
Let us assume for a moment the following: 1) We believe the Trump administration's claim that this is an actual 'War on Drugs', 2) We believe the Trump administration actually cares about keeping drugs out of the US, and 3) We believe those boats were actually carrying drugs.
When they blew up all those boats, where do you think the drugs went?! They went straight into the ocean, into the environment, into the world-wide food chain!
They didn't keep those drugs out of the US. No! They just helped mainline all those drugs into the heart and veins of all of us and into every creature on this planet!
Disgustingly stupid and short-sighted!
Marianne, I aporeciate your time, effort and attempt to shed new light on an approach to reducing illegal drug imports and use in the USA. While I do not have the facts at my disposal to make informed judgements about the Trump Administrations approach, I am willing to give them time to see if their approach works. Why?
Consider what has happened at our Southern Border. Illegal border crossings have reached a 50-year low in fiscal year 2025, with around 238,000 apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border, a significant drop from the 2.2 million in 2022. Monthly apprehensions are currently around 8,450 in recent months, compared to some days under the previous administration where this figure was surpassed in a single 24-hour period.
In addition is the 5 American cities that have been put on Red Alert by Russia …apparently this has never been done before. US is panicking. Both the Chinese and Russians have agreements with Venezuela decades ago and why both countries have had enough of the US interference in Venezuela.
And your article is brilliant about US occupation of the air space over Venezuela under the auspices of the “war on drugs”
Thank you for this.
I sent you more about Direct Democracy…however your response was to correct my reference to Lincoln…I don’t study American History.
However I am reviewing the last 26000 years on this space ship to find out why we are about to implode as Sapiens.
While the US government continues to pummel the world about horrors of communism how is this horror looking when we consider China.
Communism is no longer a thing. Read Yuval Harari.
Anyway your response to me was not about the content of my note to you rather as I’ve said, you pointed out my mistake.
Somewhat surprised in consideration of what mistakes are as seen through the ACIM.
If we focused on mistakes it is difficult to understand what underdeveloped countries are. These are countries that the west hasn’t finished stealing everything.
I’m sure you are informed about Africa leaving the building, the stage. These are 54 countries that taught the west most everything it knows. Checkout the influence of African Queens.
Hard to wake people up from a deep sleep where they thought America was the best country in the world. Do they know that their country is in 80 countries with over 800 military bases and the cost to support these installations while the US people suffer.
The governance that was thought to work doesn’t. It’s win/lose and thrives on finding fault and blame steeped in dualism. Partisan politics without a scintilla of solutions.
At some point Gaia will correct this nonsense that humans do. It has done this many times.
Take care Marianne.
Ira Unger🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Well said. I believe this is mostly about the authoritarian oligarchs trying to get control of Venezuelan oil. This is a petro-political move being carried out by very weak men cos-playing at being tough guys. I am affirming Hegseth at least being charged with war crimes. I know I shouldn't be surprised but I continue to be amazed that MAGA-types continue to overlook shit like "being tough on drugs by blowing up fishing boats while pardoning a KNOWN DRUG LORD". What a truly disgusting phase for our country.
I would argue that the war on drugs was not a failure. It did exactly what it was intended to do.
The failure is that we ever allowed it to happen.
If he was concerned about all the drugs in the U.S., he would not have pardoned Honduras’ former President, Juan Orlando Hernandez!
Thank you, once again, for using your wisdom, compassion, and platform to help wake people up, Marianne. Society is so slow to change. But we ARE God, so we must just keep on keeping on. You help me keep on keeping on. Blessings
"Nothing is so important as that at the end of all this, we start over on higher ground. How to do that is a conversation we should be having now."
i agree. i would love to have that conversation with you. Here's a bit about me:
https://peakd.com/@atma.love/who-am-i
Black Gold, Texas tea.. like the Clampets… lolol