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Is the “War on Drugs” a failure?

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Question: Is the “War on Drugs” a failure?

Answer:

Answer by † PRAY †
Pretty much. We can not win that war until people stop using drugs..
The same US citizens that use drugs are financing the drug cartels to do what they do..
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Why do the nation’s mayors feel that the “war on drugs” is a failure?

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Question: Why do the nation’s mayors feel that the “war on drugs” is a failure?

http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2007/us-mayors-declare-drug-war.html

Answer:

Answer by Razor Jim
Because it is stupid

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who thinks that the “war on drugs” is a total failure that only criminalizes people who…?

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Question: who thinks that the “war on drugs” is a total failure that only criminalizes people who…?
who won’t send their friends to jail? I an betting most people…

Answer:

Answer by shilo9i
The war on drugs is a failure because we are not fighting it like a war. In short the war is a failure because it was never really a war…just political rhetoric.

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CNN Debate: Is the Drug War a Failure? Ethan Nadelmann vs. Former Drug Czar Bennett

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Ethan Nadelmann and Former Drug Czar Bill Bennett debate America’s War on Drugs on CNN

The War on Drugs. The War on Terror. Narco-Terrorism. Prior to 9/11, the poppy production levels in Afghanistan were at a low and many of the Taliban were against heroin and the opium poppies. However, since US forces entered after 9/11, the poppy crop has skyrocketed. The UN has reported that the six-year boom has lead to the Afghan crop being responsible for 92% of the world’s heroin trade. With Homeland Security and the War on Terror, it’s amazing that the drug still gets into the USA, one of it’s strongest marketplaces. www.theage.com.au This video is a clip from American Drug War: www.AmericanDrugWar.com http AmericanDrugWar.blogspot.com http

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‘Drug War is a Failure’

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New report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy says “the global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world”. The commission calls for a move away from criminalization, and towards public health. But the Obama Administration has already dismissed this report. TYT University host Ana Kasparian weighs in.

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