Consider this. In the 30 years of our War on Drugs, we have spent $600 BILLION, yes that's BILLION, and today, more people are using drugs, they are cheaper, better quality and more available. That is clearly the definition of failure.
On the other hand, lets look at probably the most addictive substance out there, Tobacco. With nowhere near the budget, and without criminalization, public health has managed to get tobacco use to decline and cigarettes are less available and harder for young people to get.
You tell me what makes sense.
Hilary Clinton recently said we can't legalize drugs because there is too much money in it. In a way she is right. Long ago, the drug war ceased to be about public health and addiction and is all about money. The money is big on both sides of the war, those who produce and sell and those who try to catch, prosecute and incarcerate. None of those people want to see the war end because they would loose too much money.
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