‘There is no “war on drugs” and there is no “war on terror.” There is only the ongoing fight against both. Using the word “war” to describe either conflict falsely implies a beginning, middle and end to these important battles.’
Goodness only knows what could have been accomplished if the treasure and manpower put into the wildly ill–conceived “War on Drugs” had been put to better use.
I concur that some drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine are dangerous and their use should be discouraged. The tactics we’ve chosen to try and achieve this have failed and have mostly resulted in vast loss of civil liberties and massive expenditure of capital. The federal government came to our area this year and pitched mandatory drug testing in high school. I can’t imagine anything more against the spirit of America (well possibly the amnesty bill, but I digress).
All that said, marijuana should be legalized immediately for growth and personal use.
The fight against drugs is a relatively new one. Fire Departments weren’t so effective during their first few decades, either. Right now we’re still in the “bucket brigade” phase of fighting drugs.
We have got to get the POT off the RANCHES right away, even if means we must all become slaves! It’s for the children!