It is the government's burden. Drug prohibition has not achieved any of its goals. Nearly 90 years have passed since the Harrison Tax Act of 1914 effectively banned narcotics. Narcotics are widely available today. Alcohol prohibition's history repeats itself before our eyes.
Illicit profits create unregulated, corrupt , and violent markets.
Dangerous drugs such as crack cocaine have been developed because of the drug war. The unregulated nature of the market leads to an increased incidence of overdoses. NET encourages the reader to review this site and its links to more fully understand prohibition's failures. Our federal, state and local governments have incarcerated millions of people, some for lengthy prison terms. There are 1.5 million arrests each year.