legalize drugs and put the cartels out of business.

[spanone]

overnight.

$14.1 billion annually for war on drugs and illegal drugs are everywhere

DRUG WAR CLOCK
http://www.drugsense.org/wodclock.htm

[lib2DaBone]

1. When they legalized booze.. the drive- by shootings stopped..

Al Capone, Frank Nitty.. Dutch Schultz.

Only the names have changed.. today they are known as Pfizer, Merck, and Mr. Senator....

[Flaneur]

2. That $14.1 billion is a real lowball figure

Federal spending only. Law enforcement and drug offender imprisonment in the states adds tens of billions more. And the feds don't include the cost of incarcerating more than 100,000 federal drug war prisoners, either--58% of all federal prisoners, so you can add another two or three billion just on that line item.

The drug war is a jobs program for cops, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, jailers, and "treatment" providers.

[madokie]

3. That is exactly what it is

[mdmc]

4. 14 billion seems awfully small..

imho of course..

[spanone]

5. that's the latest figure i could find...feel free to update please!

:hi:

[mdmc]

8. I have no data

but in my ghetto of Newburgh NY there is more illegal drug trade then there is regulated trade (regular commerce)..

peace and low stress.. And thanks for the OP --:kick:R

[Romulox]

6. What rot! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to throw my Tommy gun into a violin case--outta gin! nt

[Newest Reality]

7. Arms and drugs

Are the two largest industries on the planet.

If we legalize drugs, where will governments, (especially ours) obtain their black-op funding from?