The drug problem is destroying families and redirecting billions in tax dollars. The hospitals are frequently taking in victims of overdose and drug related crimes. The prisons are overflowing with drug law violators and our streets have been taken over by dealers. Law enforcement officers are tied up with drug problems when they could otherwise be working on murder and rape cases. The list of inherent drug problems goes on and on but are we fighting them in the correct manner?

So what can we do? The eradication of this problem from our country is impossible without declaring martial law and substantially increasing border patrol. The current system is apparently not working and the legalization of drugs sounds ridiculous; but is it?

Financially the government would make a fortune. The 105 billion spent fighting the problem could be saved. The estimated 150 billion dollars worth of drug trafficking could now be taxed at let's say 15 percent, giving revenues of 22.5 billion dollars. The unemployed former drug dealers would be forced to work and put money back into the economy. Taxpayers would no longer be spending millions in hospital bills for overdosing addicts and victims of drug crimes. The decrease in need for prison cells could allow us to renovate some prisons into drug treatment facilities. This huge increase in funds could now be spent elsewhere to include anti-drug propaganda and treatment for those who are addicted.

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