Drug Bust, or Boom?

On the same day that Winnipeg Police make their largest-ever drug bust, comes a report from the CATO Institute about the failure of the US War on Drugs.

Although the report uses US data, the situation is very similar in Canada. Police departments across the nation spend endless amounts of money and time making drug busts, yet availability contiues to rise and prices continue to fall.

Let's also remember perhaps the biggest drug contradiction in Canada: medical marijuana. Medical marijuana is legal in Canada, provided you obtain your drugs from the government. The problem? Users complain the government pushed drug is poor quality, expensive, and in short supply. This while there is a perfectly suitable, and significantly cheaper, supply on the free market.

The message? It's bad to be a drug dealer unless you're the government, and it's bad to use drugs unless you get them from the government. Why not kill two birds with one stone: decriminalize marijuana and get the government out of the drug dealing business.