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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by dfxm12 on Thursday June 17, 2021 @03:37PM (#27543670)
But, it has provided many with an excuse to pass restrictive laws, to win elections, to gain contracts with the government.

Don't forget: prevent people from voting (https://www.aclu.org/blog/smart-justice/sentencing-reform/ri...), funnel people into for profit prisons (https://www.axios.com/war-drugs-prison-america-e66ffe61-c876...), steal assets from citizens under the guise of civil asset forfeiture (https://drugpolicy.org/issues/asset-forfeiture-reform), all while targeting minorities (https://drugpolicy.org/issues/race-and-drug-war).

It's clear that this is very well calculated and understood.

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