1. Legalization of Drugs
For the past thirty years the government has escalated the war on drugs by banning every kind of addictive drug and pumping billions of dollars into aggressive enforcement without significant success. ... The war on drugs always keeps the courts busy and provides high fees for defense attorneys. ... "Continuing the 3 war on drugs on the grounds that it destroys neighborhoods, enriches organized crime, corrupts law-enforcement officials and wastes at least $2 billion a year in police and prosecution costs (Schuster par.3). ... Duke states that: The war on drugs disproportionately impacts ...
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