That one guy
Footballguy
I’ve long held the belief that the war on drugs is a failed venture, prohibition doesn’t work. I don’t have hard stats, but I’m certain a large amount of resources are used at both the state and federal levels to facilitate this war. Drugs crossing the southern border is one of the main sticking points when favoring the wall, to which I instinctively say “well then legalize drugs and this won’t be a profit making venture for the bad hombres any longer”
I know that’s a horribly simplistic solution, though. As simplistic as “build a big ol’ wall and bad stuff quits happening”. What does ending the war on drugs actually look like? Another simplistic approach of mine is “survival of the fittest” for those who wanna partake in the hard stuff. I’ve never been impacted by drug abuse and it’s damages to individuals and families, though, so my compassion/sympathy for fellow humans has me siding more with society must have some fail safes and procedures to battle complete access to drugs. The resources spent on the law enforcement and legal proceedings portion of the war on drugs would undoubtedly need to be reallocated in some capacity to healthcare and education. Are there any studies out there that attempt provide cost analysis between current war on drugs and life with legalized drugs?
I do believe in ending the war on drugs, but unfortunately that’s as far as the opinion goes for me. Are there any supported proposals out there to support the process of ending the war and legalizing drugs?
*apologies for lack of focus here, it’s early and I haven’t had coffee yet
I know that’s a horribly simplistic solution, though. As simplistic as “build a big ol’ wall and bad stuff quits happening”. What does ending the war on drugs actually look like? Another simplistic approach of mine is “survival of the fittest” for those who wanna partake in the hard stuff. I’ve never been impacted by drug abuse and it’s damages to individuals and families, though, so my compassion/sympathy for fellow humans has me siding more with society must have some fail safes and procedures to battle complete access to drugs. The resources spent on the law enforcement and legal proceedings portion of the war on drugs would undoubtedly need to be reallocated in some capacity to healthcare and education. Are there any studies out there that attempt provide cost analysis between current war on drugs and life with legalized drugs?
I do believe in ending the war on drugs, but unfortunately that’s as far as the opinion goes for me. Are there any supported proposals out there to support the process of ending the war and legalizing drugs?
*apologies for lack of focus here, it’s early and I haven’t had coffee yet