The classical prohibitionist view has failed for far too long. Too many good men and women have been slain in a war that cannot be won. When there is such a large demand for a product there will always be a businessman out there to take advantage of the opportunity to make loads of tax-free cash. I suppose the first thing that the people of this nation should decide is whether we are fighting drug use or abuse. The statistics vary, but tens of millions of Americans have used an illegal drug at one time in their lives.
Legislation currently protects a woman s right to choose between carrying a baby, or aborting it.
For some reason, Americans only see that drug use can lead to death and bodily and psychological harm to innocent parties. And we leave that nice and taxable drug called alcohol out of this debate and push on. Call me crazy, but I believe that a dollar spent on instruction, prevention and therapy would prove far more productive than the dollar spent on detection, trials and imprisonment. Well, in my humble opinion, no. The legislation and inevitable taxation of drugs would prove even more disastrous than this country s current struggles.