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This 7 page report discusses the economic issues both for and against the legalization of drugs in America. The challenge is that the American people and their government must respond to the reality of the drug problem with a basic change in approach – sociologically, judicially, and economically.
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waging the war on drugs, creating sanctions against the nations of origin, and enacting ever-greater penalties for drug-related convictions. While they do, the destructive, albeit unintended, consequences continue to mount,
leaving destruction every bit as pervasive as last falls Hurricane Mitch. There can be no doubt that the world would be a much
better place if illicit drugs didnt exist. The fact is - they do. Whether it is in the form of upscale party cocaine or crack cocaine purchased one
tiny "rock" at a time - the drugs do exist. And although most Americans have finally stopped the charade that there is no drug problem in their community -
there is. The only rational response then is to deal with it. The challenge is to deal with the issue of drugs in such a way that will advance
our national interest. The ubiquitous "war on drugs" is doing just the opposite. America must respond to that reality with a basic change in approach - sociologically, judicially, and
economically. Prohibition has proven itself to be a failure. Worse still, it has created a thriving black market that inevitably has spun off other social pathologies such as violence
and corruption, while creating an economic reward for some of the most heinous of criminal behaviors. Perhaps an examination of the economic issues surround drug decriminalization can lead
to a greater understanding of many of the associated issues. Associated Costs - Financial and Human The United States currently is the
worlds leader, by a significant margin, in the number of its people per capita who live in prisons and jails. In 1980, the United States had 330,000 people in
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