When I wrote about the cocaine industry destroying rainforests , many commenters argued that really it is the prohibition of drugs—not the drugs themselves—that create these negative consequences. That debate will most likely get stirred up again by an article over at The Independent, describing why drugs are destroying the Amazon. Whether or not legalization is the long-term solution, you’d hope that descripti… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Are Drugs Destroying the Amazon?