Your Daily Moment Of 'What The Fuck???'

For your enjoyment, a wonderful article in Rolling Stone, from last year, about how America lost the so-called 'War on Drugs.'

I know, on some visceral level, that so much of politics, from both sides of the spectrum (although especially the conservative side), is conducted from a position of faith. Our policies on drugs are no exception - instead of using the methods which have been proven to actually reduce drug problems, such as treatment of addiction, concerted efforts to sever the link between drugs and violence, and the like, we continue to use outmoded, often entirely counterproductive, processes instead.

Things like mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, '3-strikes' policies, and funneling untold billions to the Columbian government have proven to be nothing but disasters. But, because it would Be Wrong to implement compassionate, rather than punitive, measures, we keep making the same damn mistakes, over and over and over again, all in pursuit of a goal, the eradication of illicit drugs in America, whose achievement has never seemed possible to any clear-minded observer.

It's enough to make me want to go smoke a bowl and eat a big bowl of Cheetos...