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 v

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/right-vote-another-victim-war-drugs 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-c876-43e9-a954-f51bcfcc0b19.html 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 https://drugpolicy.org/issues/asset-forfeiture-reform), all while targeting minorities (https://drugpolicy.org/issues/race-and-drug-war https://drugpolicy.org/issues/race-and-drug-war). It's clear that this is very well calculated and understood.