War against drugs filled prisons with the wrong dealers.

Yep. The small timers get jailed, the big timers get rich.

So very true. Another crisis it reveals is how we haven't yet learnt a more integrative and nurturing way of managing and transcending pain

Yes we have. But what we've learned isn't backed by -- in some cases is even thwarted by -- institutional forces w/in govt/corporate matrix

We need to look at how other countries are successfully working to heal this issue. It's mental/spiritual crisis not criminal

Yes. Drug crisis should be seen as a public health issue, not a criminal issue. And the spiritual component should not be underestimated.

As a criminL defense lawyer who does advocacy, I see people getting hooked on prescribed mess first and then, eventually, heroin.