one of the biggest wastes and frauds ever perpetrated on the American people -- the trillion dollar war on drugs. While falsely promising us a safer, more sober society, the war on drugs is bankrupting our state and local coffers and costs the Federal government $15 billion dollars per year. That's five hundred dollars every second -- mostly for possession of marijuana, a relatively harmless drug the effects of which are certainly no worse than alcohol, the sale of which is legal and regulated. Think how many tax cuts we could have with the money we are spending. If you're a Republican -- think how many tax cuts (federal, state and local) could be bought with the money you're spending to lock people up for something as dangerous as drinking. Think how many poor people could be helped with that money. We need to reform our drug laws as soon as yesterday by stopping the prohibition of marijuana and regulating its sale. If you think the drug war makes you and your children safer, think again. The International Center for Science in Drug Policy stated: "Drug prohibition likely contributes to drug market violence and higher homicide rates." But you don't need to be a scientist, or the governor of a border state, to understand why: the drug war creates violent criminals. Criminals deal drugs because drugs make them money, a lot of money. When that kind of money is in play, people kill for it. Entire armies of crime have built up on our streets and across the border in Mexico ...