Obligatory cynicism: The point of the "War on Drugs" is to perpetuate the "War on Drugs." It's a jobs program, a funding program, and serves government's natura

Obligatory cynicism: The point of the "War on Drugs" is to perpetuate the "War on Drugs." It's a jobs program, a funding program, and serves government's natural desire to grow and control. From this point of view the program has probably been pretty successful.