How the War on Drugs Has Caused More Harm Than Good
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The war on (illicit) drugs, which exacts particularly harsh punishment for minor marijuana offenses, has proven itself a miserable failure that actually contributes to the current drug abuse epidemic
A report by Johns Hopkins-Lancet Commission on Drug Policy and Health states the war on drugs is harming public health, and urges governments around the world to decriminalize minor, non-violent drug offenses
Prescriptions for opioids have risen by 300 percent over the past 10 years, and have fueled a whole new heroin epidemic. Medical marijuana is an effective, non-toxic alternative to highly addictive and dangerous opioids