The Egregiously Destructive War on Drugs - Mises Institute
The Egregiously Destructive War on Drugs - Mises Institute
Drug-taking is extremely unhealthy for the persons engaging in it, but not for anybody who abstains from it. The “War on Drugs,” by contrast, harms everybody subject to a government that undertakes it. I have no sympathy for drug addicts; I wish to argue the case of the innocent, moral, productive people who have never used such substances in their lives but are nonetheless harmed by the coercive illegalization of drugs.
When are people going to recognize the truth that the War On Drugs™ has been a complete failure, probably costing more in lives and money than prohibition did back in the 30’s. We have drug lords and gangs that are worse than the Mafia ever was during prohibition, but no one seems to want to touch the issue, except for the religious right, who want to keep pushing their moral standards on everyone else.