This article reveals new thinking by police officers, prosecutors and judges who now question whether the war on drugs is worth the cost of ruined American lives and the lives of police officers over a costly and possibly unwinnable war. There is now a debate on the decriminalizing of minor possession of marijuana which could result in the U. S. gaining $77 billion in revenue a year by legalizing and taxing marijuana, cocaine and heroin. However “legalization” is not in the presidents vocabulary. Also legalization may send the wrong message that it is ok to take drugs. Also, if legalized, drug use may increase and cause an increase in other crimes.
Jonsson, Patrik, “Is war on drugs worth it? Maybe not, new FBI data suggest.”, The Christian Science Monitor, September 15, 2009
http://csmonitor.com/2009/0916/p02s01-usgn.html
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