[ExI] addiction solution?

[Dave Sill]

On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 7:39 PM, William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> ​Maybe I am having a senior moment, but am not coming up with who profits
> from the war on drugs.  It's not as if people who use pot are going to buy
> something legal if they can't get pot.  Of course, being illegal means the
> prices stay high, profiting the drug dealers and growers.​
>

Not a comprehensive list:

US DOJ
Police departments, via civil asset forfeiture and federal funding
Prisons
Law enforcement suppliers
Drug testing industry
Lawyers
Politicians who receive campaign donations from those benefitting

-Dave
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