“Global commission” of former officials: War on drugs has failed

Their obvious and sane conclusion that legalization needs to be discussed will be ignored by D.C. because far too many lawmakers and their corporate benefactors make huge amounts of money from this failed war; either by building prisons, gittin’ tough on crime, or just outright corruption, bribery, and money laundering.

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Portugal legalized personal possession of drugs 5 years ago, usage dropped

The libertarian / conservative Cato Institute found that after five years, illegal drug use among teens declined, HIV infection rates dropped, and many more people sought medical help for drug addiction. Thus, by all measures, the legalization policy has been a resounding success.

The data shows that decriminalization does not result in increased drug use. [...]