The Cost Of The War On Drugs

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one of the biggest wastes and frauds ever perpetrated on the American people -- the trillion dollar war on drugs. While falsely promising us a safer, more sober society, the war on drugs is bankrupting our state and local coffers and costs the Federal government $15 billion dollars per year. That's five hundred dollars every second -- mostly for possession of marijuana, a relatively harmless drug the effects of which are certainly no worse than alcohol, the sale of which is legal and regulated. Think how many tax cuts we could have with the money we are spending. If you're a Republican -- think how many tax cuts (federal, state and local) could be bought with the money you're spending to lock people up for something as dangerous as drinking. Think how many poor people could be helped with that money. We need to reform our drug laws as soon as yesterday by stopping the prohibition of marijuana and regulating its sale.