Is it finally time to ramp up the war on drugs & to designate drug cartels as terry organizations?

$1 trillion in spending... and counting

To date the war on drugs has cost some 1 trillion in spending just from the United States.. there are also thousands of individuals who have been caged over victimless crimes.

Is this really going to make the difference in any problem being reduced that's related to this topic of cartels or drug markets? The human suffering that came from the war on drugs and war on terror has been tremendous. Thousands of innocent deaths have taken place around the world and some might even question if the war can ever be won? is the approach that has been utilized for the last 20-30 years the best way to deal with the "problem"?

Despite the costly war on drugs it appears that drug use in the last few decades has increased.

So what has really been achieved all this time?

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