You may not be the right person to ask this, but I'm curious: among ideologues for punishment, what are their thoughts on the efficacy (or lack thereof) of drug

You may not be the right person to ask this, but I'm curious: among ideologues for punishment, what are their thoughts on the efficacy (or lack thereof) of drug laws in the United States? Because while the US never went as far as some countries, it went much farther than others and did not see promising results.