They wouldn't be killing each other like that if there weren't insane profits to be made. These people aren't fanatics, they are very much in it to reap the tangible benefits. So fail there, as they are still very much receiving incredible amounts of US dollars for their products. That also means fail here, as people are still using and demand is as high as the people are. The "War on drugs" is hypocrisy and bureaucracy at it's finest. Damn peace and safety, so long as you don't get high right? Did you know that hydrocodone is the No. 1 most prescribed drug in the U.S.?? So it's really not that you aren't allowed to get high, it's just that you can't get high with non taxed drugs you see...
I'm sorry but it must be the way we were raised. America... the land of pill popping, line snorting, puff puff toking, crystal cooking, dragon chasing people, that's the way we like it, and that's the way it's going to be.
I would say that even though violent crime may have gone down, corporate/financial/political crime has skyrocketed... doesn't make for good movie material, but hey!