Is the "Drug War" Working?

No. The number of people abusing drugs today after YEARS of "the drug war" that has allowed the passage of laws that reduce freedom for EVERYONE are passed, "to fight the drug war." Meanwhile, everything they do accomplishes NOTHING. I've felt the need to say SOMETHING about this for a long time. The "drug war" people will say they NEED to keep fighting the "drug war" or drugs would "overrun us." I ask you? What are drugs doing now, in spite of all their activity? Somebody once defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." Doesn't that describe those engaged in the "drug war?" They are doing what they are doing while further limiting our freedoms in the NAME of the "drug war." I think the "drug war" is merely a device politicians and bureaucrats USE to be able to "tighten the noose" on the rest of us. How would it be different if we made laws to allow addicts to get their drugs in a drug store at reasonable prices? (Which would eliminate the "robber baron prices" dealers charge) How would THAT make it worse than it is, now? Then keep up the pressure on those who sell drugs ILLEGALLY? The cops say they NEED to go after the addicts (the VICTIMS of the drug culture) to get them to "turn over" and name their dealers, then for the dealers to "turn over" and name their suppliers, etc. Not so. This is just "the easy way (and it's not working)." There are many other ways to get to the drug pushers and their suppliers if they would get off their lazy butts and DO it. Harassing the VICTIMS of the "drug culture" and putting them in prison for long terms for HURTING ONLY THEMSELVES will only make the "prison population" problem much worse. I say this as the father of TWO children who are dead because THEY were victims of the drug culture. So don't give me a lot of crap about how "I don't know what it's like." Stopping the harassment of the VICTIMS will give the cops a lot more time and money to go after the REAL "villains" in this piece. Those who are making BILLIONS off other people's misery. If they legalize the USE of drugs and make drugs less expensive, there won't be as much PROFIT in selling them and thus, many drug dealers would be looking around for other crimes in which to engage. The "drug cops" will say I'm just saying this so I can get drugs easier. I've got news for them. I've NEVER used drugs and never will. I'm one of the few people remaining who doesn't even know what pot TASTES like. I DO know what it SMELLS like, (After 18 years of scraping drug scene VICTIMS off the streets as a paramedic). they paint EVERYBODY who objects to their insane drug war the same: "we wouldn't object if we didn't "have a dog in this fight." In other words, the only reason (in their minds) to object to their insane drug war is if we wanted to make it easier to get drugs ourselves. That's STUPID! As long as they "fight drugs" the same was as now, the worse the "problem" will get, until it DOES "overwhelm" us and drug use becomes "the norm." (Drug Policy Alliance Network)