Whats not to like? drug sellers make big bucks, cops make big bucks , politicians make big bucks, equipment manufacturers make big bucks, prison complex makes big bucks,life is good. The only losers are the taxpayers who held held up by junkies, and held up for taxes. A perfect example of market distortion by the Gov.
Oh, yes, and we get to toss a bunch of the Bill of Rights on the fire. Trouble is, the WOD is starting to wear thin, so now we have a War on Terror" to work with, now that is a real money maker!
The way to stop drug abuse is to make drugs pure, make it available, and make it cheap. Just let them OD.
And if anyone actually believes our 40 year obsession has stopped any harm from drugs, ask yourself a question- if drugs were legal, and the entire industry around it (gangs especially) had never existed, what would the death rolls look like- I suspect the war on drugs has cost more harm than it prevents.