"You have to take the money out of it. Many people talk about legalization and decriminalize — it's still illegal, but you're just not sending as many people to jail, especially for the nonviolent offenses. However, the money is still being made in the illegal sales, so you still have the drug wars. It's prohibition that's killing our people. That's why people are dying."
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This is an interesting and important story. I would like an article about this is main newspapers and more magazines.
Interesting piece based on interview with a member of LEAP (law enforcement against prohibition) who speaks in favor of legalization of drugs with government regulation. The allegation is most of the murders in the U.S. are drug related and most prison cost and about 1/3 of law enforcement cost are directly related to illegal drugs. Take the money out of it by legalizing drugs and the gangs go away (or at least do something else) and violence diminishes, as well as expenses. Idea is ... More »
War is not the answer for so many things. And certainly it has failed to control drugs. I've seen the comparison to prohibition before, but this is a valuable piece because of the statistics Richardson uses to back it up. Imagine how many people we could cure if we invested this money in treatment instead of law enforcement.
I always love it when "experts" confirm my own position on something. And I've been saying this for years. If drugs weren't so expensive, it would ... More »
Interesting opinion piece. I'm not convinced yet, but this is closer to being convincing than anything else I've read.
It is amazing how invested we are in "the war on drugs" and how ridiculously unsuccessful it has been. Overcrowded prisons, gunfire on our streets, ... More »
The "back of an envelop" statistics were clearly identified and links to statistics from organizations were given. Providing sources for statistics are particularly important when the stats are shocking. Many of the stats surrounding the Drug War are very shocking.
I've always been skeptical of the need for a War on Drugs. It can be scientifically shown that addiction should be characterized as a brain ... More »
I think this is a very interesting standpoint, even though is is obviously the road less traveled. Although, I don't like that the author compared ... More »
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