[Vigilanteman]

I'm not sure why you are pinging me nor do I care to read every response in an attempt to figure it out.

Let's just say this: I admitted the war on drugs was a failure. I suggested two possible alternatives on both extremes of the spectrum, one of which even has a proven track record.

What's your proposal?

[DiogenesLamp]

I admitted the war on drugs was a failure.

It is just as much of a failure as the war on murder. Anyone thinking that "success" is the total elimination of all drug use is irrational. Like murder, it can only be kept down to a low level (using current methodology) but it cannot be eliminated.

The "War on Drugs" is not an actual war, it is a holding action. So far it has successfully held drug addiction down to 2% of the population for over 100 years.

In China, drug addiction had risen to 50% in a 60-70 year period.