Edit: Time To End War On Drugs

In 1971, then-President Richard M. Nixon declared the so-called War on Drugs on both the international and domestic fronts. Forty-one years later, that war drags on with little to show for the effort besides billions of dollars in the debit column. It’s time for federal and state authorities to admit the War on Drugs is lost and redirect scarce dollars to programs that have a chance of curbing drug use in this country.The trade in illegal drugs is extremely lucrative at a number of levels from smuggling them into the U.S. to selling them on the street. The relatively easy money is a great inducement.The quantities of seized drugs is a small percentage of those that reach our neighborhoods.When a dealer goes down, there’s usually another ready to take his place/ Murf Raquet , Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More to come.

Question: Do you agree that the war on drugs has accomplished little?