Thursday, September 24, 2009

Time for Plan "B"

According to LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), an estimated 1.3 percent of the US population were drug addicts in 1913 before the Harrison Anti Drug Act was passed. The Harrison Act made drugs like cocaine and marijuana illegal. In 1970, just before President Nixon declared the "War on Drugs" an estimated 1.3 percent of the US population were drug addicts. Today, after fighting the "War on Drugs" for nearly 40 years and spending approximately 1 trillion dollars, approximately 1.3 percent of the US population are drug addicts. I think it is time for Plan "B".

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