Declare victory and end the war on street drugs

The war on street drugs has not gone well since President Nixon declared it forty years ago and it has cost about one trillion dollars. It’s time to reevaluate our situation and change to a different tack.

Here are some suggestions for dealing with most now illegal street drugs in ways that would permit the individual states to do pretty much as they please while permitting the Federal and state governments to tax their sale in states where no longer prohibited. Some of the suggestions are perhaps more workable than others and I hope there will be some comments to push the discussion along.