"You have to take the money out of it. Many people talk about legalization and decriminalize — it's still illegal, but you're just not sending as many people to jail, especially for the nonviolent offenses. However, the money is still being made in the illegal sales, so you still have the drug wars. It's prohibition that's killing our people. That's why people are dying."
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Interesting piece based on interview with a member of LEAP (law enforcement against prohibition) who speaks in favor of legalization of drugs with government regulation. The allegation is most of the murders in the U.S. are drug related and most prison cost and about 1/3 of law enforcement cost are directly related to illegal drugs. Take the money out of it by legalizing drugs and the gangs go away (or at least do something else) and violence diminishes, as well as expenses. Idea is worthy of intense debate.
