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The War On Drugs 40 Years Later

Law enforcement officers say "Enough!"

LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) is planning an event Tuesday, June 14th at the National Press Club to mark the 40th year anniversary of the war against drugs.
The group's website states:  On June 17, 1971 President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” Looking back at the damage done over the past 40 years, it is clear that drug prohibition has failed. Click here to read more about how LEAP will mark the 40th anniversary of the drug war this week and find out how YOU can stand with our cops in saying “40 years is enough!”
In an 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em-like video, Neil Franklin, a veteran officer in the state of MD, and Executive Director of LEAP, along with other law enforcement officers remark that drugs should be legalized.

Listen to his message below.



For some odd reason they're blaming President Obama for the war on drugs, calling their 10:00 am Tuesday event, Police and Jailers Decry Obama's Continuation of Nixon's 40-Year-Old-Failed Drug War.

***Update*** 6/16  -  Interestingly enough, the White House Office on Drug Policy released this statement:

"Overall drug use in the United States has dropped substantially over the past thirty years...the number of Americans using illicit drugs today is roughly half the rate it was in the late 70s".

Overall drug use in the United States has dropped substantially over the past thirty years. In response to comprehensive efforts to address drug use at the local, state, Federal, and international levels, the number of Americans using illicit drugs today is roughly half the rate it was in the late 70s. More recently, there has been a 46 percent drop in current cocaine use among young adults (age 18 to 25 years) over the past five years, and a 68 percent drop in the rate of people testing positive for cocaine in the workplace since 2006.

The Obama Administration has committed over $10 billion for drug prevention programs and support for expanding access to drug treatment for addicts.

Read more at www.WhiteHouseDrugPolicy.gov.

**Most recent Update**

Dr. Ron Daniels of the IBW held a summit at the National Press Club titled 'Declaring War on the War on Drugs'.  Panelists and speakers shared stories of racial profiling, false emprisonment, and failed policy, concluding that the war on drugs is a war on African Americans.

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Congressman John Conyers participated in the event.

See content and interviews here.

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