I have to respectfully disagree with you. There are many TRUE conservatives that see what oppression the so called war on drugs has ushered in. From civil forfeiture laws to the militarization of our police and the erosion of our Constitutional rights and routine dynamic entries. Try to get on a plane with too much cash and see where that gets you or even try to send a couple thousand dollars via Western Union. The War On Drugs goes after the small fish while the big players thrive in the market that only they supply. Now even Doctors are terrified to prescribe legal drugs for fear the DEA might come after them while the drug cartels are living large. Homeowners have been setup for forfeitures because they own desirable property. I was once told by the authorities that I must evict a tenant illegally and throw them out immediately if I wanted to keep the house from being seized. The tenant had not even been found guilty! Like most things the Federal Government touches, they screwed this up too, overreaching in the wrong areas and failing to do enough in the right areas. No, I’m not a drug user but I believe that the problems that they present would be much smaller than the present situation and our liberties would be much safer. In this case, I think that the “cure” has been far worse than the disease. By ending the war, the cartels would dry up and wither away or have to find more legitimate enterprises. I’m not an old hippie or libertarian either!
Nope. Instead the regulation, oversight, enforcement and control of drugs would only worsen the problems you bring up. For example, modern day revenuers from the IRS would still be busting Mom and Pop for growing pot in the backyard without a permit and without paying taxes. And while, God forbid, it might be legal to possess meth, the millions of new meth heads in our society will simply destroy us.
By ending the war, the cartels would dry up and wither away or have to find more legitimate enterprises.
The only way to end the war is to win it. If we surrender and legalize it, the cartels win as they will suddenly become legitimate taxpaying corporations.