Stop Drug Prohibition

Stop Drug Prohibition

Truth 3: Drug Prohibition adds layers of devastating new problems

Prof. Jason McManus, retired Police Captain Marianne Howard, Fmr. Senator Alicia Sayers,
Major Stanley Martin, and others discuss some of new problems created by Drug Prohibition, ranging
from rampant violence and sentencing disparities to dangerous distrust between police and many citizens.

Sgt. Miguel Nieto: “As a police officer and a minority, I can say definitively the fear between police and minority citizens comes 90% from the War on Drugs.  Fear is its harvest.” Show more

Retired Judge Samuel Jacobs: “For half a century we’ve tried and failed to get the racial and class discrepancies out of the drug war.  It can’t be done.  That alone is reason to stop.” Show more

Gov. Cheryl Knotts: “The Drug War made sense to me as a prosecutor.  No more.  Not only are there virtually no benefits, but the race disparities, waste of public funds, and . . .”  Show more

Fmr. Secretary of State Paula Stone: “The illegal drug labs in China and India alone exceed 100,000, and many fund terrorism.  Legalization is the only way to succeed.”  Show more

Capt. Frank Buss: “Drug Prohibition’s ills are almost too lengthy to cover.  But to my mind, the worst is the savaging of children.  They’ve been lured in as users, dealers, and . . .”  Show more

Judge Eleanor Smith: “In once-peaceful parts of our city children are growing up with parents in prison, gunfire on their streets, and a state of terror in their lives.”  Show more