Much different than similar poll results earlier this year, recent results show that the overwhelming majority of the United States is opposed to the war on drugs. When you look at the facts, it is easy to see why this is so. We are spending billions of dollars every year on something that isn’t even succeeding. With the recent legalization of marijuana in two of our United States, this topic has become even hotter are debates spark up all around the country. The American are actually quite well informed when it comes to the war on the drugs. Good Intentions Gone Bad While the war on drugs started as a way to keep our kids off the street and to catch dealers of hard drugs, it has become somewhat of a joke today. The overwhelming majority of arrests are for small amounts of marijuana while the sneakier drug dealers are shipping cocaine into the country. While I understand where the government is coming from, I think it’s time that we give up on this phony war and start spending money on things that matter. One stat shows that the US has spent between 20 and 25 billion dollars each year on this war for the past ten years. This is so much wasted money that it makes me sick. If the government insists on finding drug users out, they...