Ron Paul calls for end to drug war
Ron Paul took an opportunity during the PBS Republican Presidential Debates, moderated by Tavis Smiley, to call for end to the Drug War. "Prohibition didn't work and prohibition on drugs hasn't worked either."
Ron Paul cited the unfair disparity in the percentage of blacks imprisoned over drug offenses in proportion with the relative percentage of black drug users, giving example to the system's racial bias. Paul also noted the money wasted on the so-called 'War on Drugs' since the 70s when it's clear that drug use and prison capacity has only swelled in wake of the profit driven motives of the "war."
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PROHIBITION ON DRUGS
Most of the times prohibition of drugs doesn't work. When you prohibit, they try to get it secretly and by paying more money.
So they must be made to understand the menace of drugs. By showing videos of drug addicttion and the after effect. Testimonies can be given by people who were drug addicts and who later got out of it.
Must make them dislike the drugs, even aversion technique can be used