Just say no.
Yeah right. The drug war is the worst example of government abuse of the citizenry in this country to date. (I suspect that when it is all said and done, the "war" on terror will surpass it)
Did Prohibition work? Nope. So why does anyone believe that this will?
Somewhere along the way, we got hit with propaganda that said "drugs are bad ".
It probably went like this: drugs are bad. drugs are bad. drugs are bad. And just for good measure, some commericals with eggs and a frying pan were thrown in too.
People should be made aware of the physiological consequences of drug use. Repeated use a "E" can reduce memory capacity. Long term use of coke can really fuck up your septum, and cause heart problems.
But at the end of the day, I don't need the government telling me what to do with my body. Those are choices only I should make. I can't believe some of you are so brainwashed as to believe that the government should regulate what you do, or do not do, to your own body
The drug war, like so many other policies, is about
1. state revenue
2, incarcerating poor people
3. dividing the citizenry (drug users must be "bad". Good little sheep don't do drugs)