"First of all , the government can not increase the volume and social acceptance of a drug - only the market and society can do that . Government can not even decrease the volume or social acceptance of drugs - despite the government 's efforts , drug use has remained relatively constant . What has n't remained constant is violent crime , which has gone up during the drug war as it did during alcohol prohibition ."
"Wrong , the muder rate has been cut substantially since the 1980s . There has been a steady decline in the US for violent crime over the last 25 years . http : //www.fbi.gov/filelink.html ? fil ... xl/01tbl01.xls Some facts for those interested in what a failure law enforcement has been . Direct numbers . Showing that both numbers and per capita rates have declined steadily for the last 10 to 15 years . Hardly an indication of anything being a failure or not working frankly ."
"despite the government 's efforts , drug use has remained relatively constant ."
"Wrong , the muder rate has been cut substantially since the 1980s"