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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by pmoriarty on Thursday June 17, 2021 @04:44PM (#27544363)
"People say it failed without recognizing how bad the crack epidemic was, and is currently only a shadow of what it could be had it been left unchecked."

How exactly was it checked?

It's never been hard to buy crack if you wanted it, and for every dealer busted 2 more would move in to take their place.

I've yet to see evidence that the drug war did anything except for ruining a whole lot of lives and make some people very rich.

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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by whydoineedthis on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:24PM (#27624653)
Yes, but it also wasn't hard to buy crack even if you didn't want it - hence the problem, and the fact it has had positive impact.
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