Thread: America's war on Drugs

How do you view the war on drugs? Its been 25 years since Nixon declared war and our streets have dont nothing but be run-over with crime cause by the illigal selling of drugs, and the availability of those drugs makes them easier to obtain than ever before. Im trying to avoid a geo-political tirade here, but no matter how much I agree with the mission of America's other war, the means and results of it have gotten us no where fast. What is the solution to this problem? Every year it seems like were wasting billions of dollars on it with little to no result. What could be the solution to this? A mass legalization? An even tougher crackdown? A slow legalization process of all drugs nationwide, or perhaps a legalization of certain drugs, providing more resources to be used on so called "harder" drugs. New York alone spends 5.8 Billlion dollars a year housing drug-offense convicts in its cells, with no results in numbers to show for it. Is it time for America to face the reality that drugs will never leave the culture and to learn to live with it instead of pushing it away. Who knows, maybe New York could use that 5.8 B makr on changing a few of those 200 schools with a 50% drop out rate. Anyways, any opinions?

I think that the war on drugs is impossible to win. As long as there are corrupt men in government and law enforcement, drugs will continue to enter the US. There is just way to much money to be earned with drugs and those who supply them can pay key officials in order to import them into the country.

The war on drugs is impossible to win, as you said, and childrens minds are impossible to sway on the matter. Many kids would rather listen to friends that parents. The war on drugs is only propaganda- trying to get people to 'hopefully' listen to their message. It doesn't work more times than it does.

It is a war on its own people. Period. And if that isn't wrong I don't know what is.

"Its not a war on drugs its a war on personal freedom, keep that in mind at all times, thank you." -Bill Hicks