The war on drugs has never been about public safety - it's been about control on minorities. This is well documented. Do drugs have risks? Of course. But as po

The war on drugs has never been about public safety - it's been about control on minorities. This is well documented. Do drugs have risks? Of course. But as pointed out elsewhere, so does everything else. It's also very clear that any ostensible benefit from prohibition is easily outweighed by the crime and suffering caused by it.