After spending countless hours throughout the semester researching various articles and people’s opinions about the War on Drugs, we can conclude that it is still a polarizing issue in the United States. With that being said, however, this issue needs to come to end and be resolved. We cannot continue to allow millions of dollars to be spent, as well as losing thousands of lives to the War on Drugs. With many states beginning to legalize marijuana, we are delving into a whole new era. The amount of tax dollars that states are collecting is mind-boggling, and the money is going to be put to good uses, such as funding K-12 education or our health care system. This should not be a Republican vs. Democrat issue, a liberal vs. conservative issue, a poor vs. rich, or whatever else you can think of. We have seen the justifications for why the War on Drugs needs to be put to rest, but the rest of America needs to finally wake up.
The Failed War on Drugs 