The U.S. spends more than $51 billion annually on the war on drugs. In 2014, more than 1.5 million arrests for drug-related violations were made, 83 percent of which were for possession only
No real effort is put into minimizing the availability of opioids. Perhaps worst of all, no consideration is given to alternatives that are FAR safer and just as effective; marijuana being one of them
The DEA recently made the herb kratom a Schedule I drug. Many use the herb to wean off opioids and relieve pain in lieu of these potent and addictive drugs