Today we spend over $100 billion a year fighting the War on Drugs – we’ve spent $1T since its inception - and the problem has only gotten worse, not better.🧵

Aug 25, 2023 · 12:32 PM UTC

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We need to end the Drug War and change the paradigm from criminality to recovery. For a fraction of what we spend on the drug war, we could create a recovery-based health model and actually take on the problem.
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Half of our incarcerated population are nonviolent drug offenders. It needs to stop. Drugs should be legalized and regulated. The war on drugs has been a war on people. When I am President this is going to change.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The war on drugs is a manufactured scam. We are funding both sides of the war to trap Americans and fill our for-profit prison system with non-violent offenders. It’s a cash cow. A money pit.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
This at the cost of ending poverty! ! The best way to end social problems!
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Replying to @marwilliamson @sandyjfisher
💖 capitalism 🥰
Replying to @marwilliamson
Cool, now do the War on Multipolarity
Replying to @marwilliamson
Yep, that’s what happens when we let governments try to solve problems. Why are you surprised by this?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Every problem the govt tries to fix ends up worse. That’s why I don’t understand you proposing to give the govt more power to exacerbate our problems!
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Because it’s another war that isn’t supposed to be won
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Replying to @marwilliamson @geraldmcgrew2
Treatment is far cheaper and has better outcomes for the victims.
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That’s great now do Ukraine!!
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So you’d legalize drugs?
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