No political leader wants to be a visionary - it's much safer to stick with what can be easily explained to the lowest common denominator voters.
You left out the drug war aspect - we aren't serious about it at all. If we fought WWII like we fought the drug war, Germany would still rule most of Europe. We'd only engage them when they left the continent and landed in England.
I think a lot of drug money is flowing into groups that nobody will care about until it is too late.
Legalize drugs and the rug is pulled out from under these scum, but, i guess a lot of people would rather control what people put into their own bodies than fight those who want to take away their freedom.
why is it that back at the turn of the century, when all drugs were completely legal, drugs weren't a problem??????????
the group that is most in favor of keeping drugs illegal? why the drug dealers of course... the second largest? those who want more government control, since "illegal drugs" gives them the ideal excuse for taking away more and more of our freedoms... (can you say search and seizure?)