Well Jonty the drugs could be stopped, just like we could win the war against radical islam. The problem is no one has the will to do what it takes to win that war.
Now, the question is, do we as a people want to live in a society that puts drug dealers to death? That is what it would take to stop drugs from pouring into this country but alas we can’t even execute mass murders let alone a drug dealer.
I’d rather stop most of the problem by allowing low level drugs. Most drug users, if they can get a little high, will satisfy themselves with that. Only a comparative few will still move on to illegal harder drugs.
Are things falling apart in Colorado? Is that state having to deal with an influx of heroin and crack since it made marijuana legal?