Do we need a "Drug War"?

Question

Would ending the "War on Drugs" eliminate the high cost of illegal drug which would decrease the crime associated with the inflated prices? Their, being no profit, would cause the black market to find another substance to sell? No profit, no black market? No market, no shooting to protect something that is worthless!
Does this make sence to me alone? The government is oblivious to this idea! They want a wild west mentality on our streets! They have got it!

Answer 1

Most everyone on some level understands that the Drug Wars are merely a means to keep crime percolatting - - - certain people are wealty enough they can dodge time in jail others land in jail and jails employee millions - - - seventy percent of all criminals are in for some sort of drug offence. The use of crystal meth/batu/ice fuels fighting and crime thus requiring the services of millions of law enforcement types. On some level most Americans know and accept this - - - since they cop the superior attitude that they don't do drugs, so what - - - they agree that stripping people of their civil liberties is perfectly o-k.

Answer 2

You solve one problem and create another. If you legalize all illicit drugs, sure you kill the market and profit for the dealers, but the real problem is the escalation of people getting hopped up on drugs, which are now as easy to get as candy. Now you have all these people hopped up, some who may be so brain number that they are capable of any crime. How are you going to handle that. Are we now going to have to open hundreds and thousands of new drug rehab centers to accomodate this over abundance of druggies?

Answer 3

Sounds good to me - maybe its time America stepped out of the Dark Ages of Drugs into reality

Answer 4

I need a drug connection not a drug war.