This whole thing is dumb ... people loosing their jobs ... people incarcerated ... for what ... the War on Drugs has failed

Not a failure if it's about profits and forcing prisoners to be cheap labor

Whenever America declares war on something (i.e. terror, drugs) it gets bigger and more prolific. We should declare a war on education

I don't think you see how costly the dismantlement of the war on drugs would be. Millions of annual accidents, violent crime, heart attacks, overdoses and destroyed families/health has an immense cost. Eradicating drug use, trafficking and its sale is crucial.

Decriminalize all drugs. Legalize all soft drugs. Stop all drug raids. Release non-violent drug offenders Demilitarize the police.

If U have enough money, you can get drugs in prison. That, alone, should've made "war on drugs" a punchline by now. It's the laws that create the crime & the black market. Decriminalize & the cartels are out of business - the next day.

It's not a failure when you realize that the goal was to funnel millions of souls and $51B a year into an immoral system.

Imagine our country spending that money on curing diseases, medicare for all, remove all student loans, free college, univ and trade educ, high-speed transit systems & rebuilding our infrastructure as well as make doctors learn nutrition. I am fed up w/ fantasizing, aren't you?

Oh, and it was never about the drugs....

If there wasnt a war in drugs they couldn't put poor people in prison 🌚