Ending the War on Drugs

Will the Obama administration put justice back in the criminal justice system?

By Silja J.A. Talvi

President Obama faces a heap of crises: a major economic recession, crumbling national infrastructure, and ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Buried in that heap is another war, one less present in public discourse but no less toxic: the drug war. The concentrated battleground of [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    Find out why more and more cops, judges, and prosecutors who have fought on the front lines of the “war on drugs” are standing up and saying we need to legalize and regulate all drugs to solve our economic, crime, and public health problems: CopsSayLegalizeDrugs dot com

    United States Posted by TomSaysLegalizeDrugs on Mar 5, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    Drug Czar—a whole department whose demise could help to bring down the cost of government—should be axed immediately.  It has been a waste of money, time and resources since its inception. 

    The real drug war is coming over the border.  When things really start to boil over into white middle class neighborhoods, maybe people will wake up to the fact that this war on drugs has been a boondoggle and a sham.  Maybe then we will reform the drug laws in an intelligent way.

    I have known many drug addicts.  I don’t use and am not a supporter of drug use.  But I have watched people who were a danger to nobody but themselves go to prison while the real dangerous folks never get touched. We can eliminate the danger by making it legal.

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    India Posted by jamessmith1234 on Oct 25, 2010 at 4:16 AM

    Drug abuse is one of the leading causes of death, addiction and crimes. The jails have many drug users, lords and barons who are ready to kill for survival.  The drug addiction and use has to be a real headache to the president Barrack’s plans and administration.  - Jordan

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