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We don't need doctors to point out that the War on Drugs is bound to perpetual failure. Don't even need a scholar. Anyone with two eyes wired to a working brain would reach the same conclusion. That being said, the more people speak up, the closer draws the day where we may transition drug policy into a saner state.

It's all rooted in good intentions, of course, as was the US ban on alcohol a century ago. But sometimes the road to mafias and murderous drug cartels is paved with good intentions. Time to wake up.



For those who started and perpetuated the WoD, it's been a resounding success.




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