It’s time to end America’s War on Drugs. Initiated in 1971, we have spent $1 trillion and it has only exacerbated the problem. 1/4

Jan 20, 2024 · 10:05 AM UTC

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In the 1970s there were 300,000 people in US prisons; today there are 2.3 million. Almost half of all federal prisoners are nonviolent drug offenders. 2/4
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We should treat drugs not as a criminal issue but as a health issue (such as in nations like Portugal.) For a fraction of the $100 billion we spend a year on the War on Drugs, we could pay for a world-class network of recovery options that actually help people get sober. 3/4
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The solution to the drug problem is simple: 1) Close the border 2) Zero tolerance policy for drug dealers 3) institutionalize mentally ill who abuse drugs in homeless tent cities 4) Clip the FDAs wings.
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Reparations from every single person for-the Visigoths enslavement.
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100% correct.
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What about us Parm smokers????
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the drug addicted homeless plague California streets because there is no war on drugs except in the fantasy world of progressive airheads
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Maybe rather than end it, you should find out what the money has been spent on. I’m guessing certain people have added to their net worth with taxpayer money.
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And the financial hardships people face push them toward alleviating their stressors in unhealthy ways
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