The war on drugs is a resounding failure.
Drug users in the United States spend on the order of $100 billion annually on cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine.
Amount spent annually in the U.S. on the war on drugs: More than $51 billion.
Tax revenue that drug legalization would yield annually, if currently-illegal drugs were taxed at rates comparable to those on alcohol and tobacco: $46.7 billion
Want to reduce taxes? End the war on drugs.
Want to reduce the deficit? End the war on drugs.
Hate border violence? End the war on drugs.
Hate gang violence? End the war on drugs.
Support harm reduction? End the war on drugs.
Support person freedom? End the war on drugs.
"But we love the war on drugs!"
-Corporate prison CEO
-Militarized police dept. chief