I agree with Courtney's view on our Drug War. Her article is titles " The War on Drugs, Really?" and is located here. The United States does spend too much money on a war that we do not see any change in. We also spend so much time fighting the legalization of marijuana when we have bigger and more important issues in this world. Yes, Marijuana does alter your state of mind but there is a very small chance of overdosing. The article also included the amount of money spent on this war. Our government spent about $15 billion dollars in 2010. One of their thoughts is that having drugs available and easy to get will keep us from being healthy and safe. I agree with the statement, but since I have been in middle school accessing drugs is not hard. I don't use them but I think everyone knows some way or another to get your hands on them and I don't see this ever changing.
What we should be doing and what Courtney wrote in her article is that we should be helping with the rehabilitation of drug offenders. Throwing someone in jail for possessing illegal substances is not going to stop them from using or going back to that life as soon as they get out. We use so much tax money keeping up prisons, and we should be using that money to help with the people who are addicted to drugs. If we could provide them with rehab there would be a much greater chance of them making a change in their life. They need help not time in jail and then thrown back to the sharks. Our jail system is where we could help the war on drugs yet it's going against it.
We ultimately need to spend our money fighting cocaine, heroin, and meth that is taking over our slums and find a way to help those who are arrested for possession. If we are not progressing in these areas we are waisting our money.
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