Hillary says US Shares blame for Mexican drug wars

[Yellowfin]

Originally Posted by mpi

drug laws are the reason we have such a big drug problem. prohibition is the single lesson we need to learn!

The problem is that it is a lesson that politicians don't want to learn. The "war on drugs" employs too many people with heavy political influence: lawyers, police and prison employees (both HEAVILY unionized and basically own a lot of states), rehab facilities, non profits and "awareness" groups(who make BIG salaries--it isn't charity for charity's sake), etc. Those people get their money and power from drugs being illegal. Politicians on both sides have a lot they use the drug problem for as it creates all kinds of problems for them to claim they can solve.

Crime pays. No way in hell do all those with vested interest want to give that up.