End the war on Drugs

I dont understand how people can be against this when it has been proven to be effective. Countries have done this and met with success. It isnt a theory anymore; it's fact!

Portugal, netherlands, switzerland, the list goes on...

It's about societal stigma. Every other known medical condition is treated with understanding and empathy. Not addiction; that's a moral failing, and indication of low character. It's easy to marginalize those who use drugs when that's your view.

This is complicated by the natural human tendency to apply more pressure when a little doesn't work. We do it with our children, our pets, our citizens. Break a rule? Here's a bigger rule. Broke that? Here are 3 more. Until you hit a spiral no one can escape.

The war on drugs is a farce bordering on a lie. Because here's the truth: People who use drugs will always use drugs and people who don't are no more likely to just because it's out there. An addict will get his fix, one way or the other. Threaten them and you'll find out how serious addiction can be.

Cops, courts and campaign contributors make too much money from drug laws. That's why change is impossible.

The CIA was tasked to supply drugs to keep the drug war going. Otherwise it would of ended long ago.

We're not used to doing whatever works best for our health and safety. We're used to excessive use of force.

I dunno what to say really
But drug prohibition seems so stupid to me

ORrrrr, you could not use drugs!

Yes I agree. Treat drugs and addiction as a health issue instead of a criminal issue. It is obvious that waging war on drugs with more police and laws has not worked.

I believe in pragmatic harm reduction.

Exactly but good luck trying to convince people of that, they want storm troopers marching down the street and white picket fences, rot them.

I've long thought it would be cheaper and produce a healthier society for drugs to be legalized, regulated, and taxed. Use the tax income to fund education and free rehab services for people who want to get off them.

Probably save a ton of money we currently spend in enforcement.

Because it's legal, the profit motive for building criminal enterprise around it evaporates. Thus eliminating trafficking and trafficking related violence.

It won't all be golden, but it only has to be better than now to be worth doing.

You've never worked in a prison.