Before we start lobbing too many rocks in the direction of Mexico City, Americans need to take stock of our own corruption problems related to the prohibition of marijuana and the War on Drugs. The CIA, DEA, INS, FBI and the police departments of every major city in this country, and most smaller ones, have already been corrupted by drug war money. The degree of corruption, slowly emerging, shocks most Americans who have forgotten all the lessons associated with prohibition, corruption, and crime. [continues 77 words]
I agree; the war on drugs is a dismal failure after nearly $1 trillion and over 60 years of oppression. Legalization and harm reduction will relieve our overcrowded prisons of nonviolent criminals, save billions on the war and actually create revenue through taxes upon the drugs. Drug use among teen-agers would drop due to regulation and restriction of sales to minors, unlike the dealers today who sell to whoever has the money. Most importantly, it will restore our rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, not to mention protection from illegal search and seizures. Jason Alexander Potts (Blue Springs, Mo.) [end]
