I've blogged about issues relating to the War on Drugs a bit more often of late, and had some interesting discussions with people in bars and the like too.  Most people who don't feel as I do, that the War on Drugs has created more harm than good, have a basic general skepticism that you can't blame someone for.  Even though I've never done drugs in my life, a lot of people look at me as start to wonder whether I'm a stoner or something.  Not only that, but they see the damage that drugs do in society, and generally can't believe that legalizing it could make things better.  I don't blame them... it's a hard jump to make.

But if you don't want to take my word for it, why not listen to some some former members of law enforcement.  There's a good article on Fox News talking about a group called LEAP which I've heard of before, but never specifically written about.  It stands for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.  It's made up of former police officers, judges, prosecutors and politicians who now speak against the War on Drugs, even though they all fought the war for many years.  They've come to regret the damage they've done to society.

As was illustrated in a recent article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, one of the worst outcomes in the War on Drugs is it's corrupting effect on the police.  We've truly caused more problems than we've solved.