re: Casualty in the War on Drugs

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Loss of job impacts (if any), what professions will be affected, addiction rates, birth defect rates, etc

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I imagine it will result in a loss of jobs in the CJ industry. I have little doubt about that.

As far as the others, I suppose the only way to know is to look at what happened after prohibition, and what's happened on nations who have decriminalized or revamped their drug enforcement policy.

I would assume addiction rates and use would increase slightly, but there would be less danger associated and more money available for treatment, rather than putting someone through the system.

Following the end of prohibition, rates of use increased somewhat but they were rising substantially before the 21st amendment.

I do think the original prohibition is a good blueprint for the current one.