In the interest of pragmatism when dealing with addicts who are into hard drugs, I think the government should supply those drugs for free and at a government owned facility. A facility or compound with nurses, security guards and drug counselors on site. Prohibition gave rise to organized crime and the drug war just amplified it 1000 fold across the world destabilizing countries by corrupting governments. The proceeds from the illegal drug trade allows criminals to reinvest into other criminal activities like sex trafficking, arms dealing and et cetera.
the government buying property and having drug treatment centers every 2-4 miles where addicts can get their fix is way cheaper than the current price tag of the war on drugs. There'd be less prostitution if addicts didn't have to sell their bodies to earn money for their next fix which would reduce the number of std transmissions. There'd be less violent crime, such as armed robbery, assaults, break-ins and murders if addicts didn't have to pay for their next drug fix. fewer crimes means fewer traumatized victims and property damage. a gradually reduced war on drugs in it's current form would greatly reduce police powers. fewer stop-and-frisk, reduce search and seizures, put an end to civil forfeitures by police. The police have no reason to remain militarized if there isn't a war on drugs.
Every school should have a drug awareness class that shows the gory downsides of drug use/abuse. I'm talking about images showing what it does to the body and what it does to your various organs. The youth should be armed with this info so should they decide to use hard drugs such as crack, meth etc. they know exactly what they're getting into. people have to accept not everyone can be saved and our current method of wack-a-mole dealing with users and dealers harms everyone.
The government should hire the chemists or herbalists to manufacture the drugs, the nurses to dispense it and the security to ensure thats everyone on-site is safe. i wouldn't want high individuals walking around in public or operating a vehicle.
i think the public at large would feel immense relief if addicts were out of sight and out of mind.
no more billions of dollars every year being funneled to various criminal organizations around the world because the competition(the government) is giving away product for free. theres no incentive to manufacture if no one is buying. There'd be fewer gang turf wars which always end up with innocent bystanders becoming victims.
i think if we had comprehensive drug awareness and drug treatment programs in addition to the free drugs, we'd finally put an end to the war on drugs.
