War on Drugs an epic fail, says new report by world leaders – Jimmy Zuma – Open Salon

According to the Commission the failure of the “War on Drugs” falls into four categories:

* Spending on criminalization hasn’t reduced supply.

* Arresting a drug seller never stops drug flow.

* Drug criminalization harms public health initiatives that reduce HIV/AIDS, overdoses and drug-related medical harm.

* Government spending on criminalization and jails uses money that could be spent on successfully-proven public health interventions.

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