We don't need a war against drugs

The war against drugs is counterproductive. It leads to rise of drug mafia who profit from the rising cost of recreational drugs. The only way to stop this unnecessary war is to legalise it. Spend some money on educating the people about the harmful effects and then it's their choice. Anyone who has lived in America for sometime knows the wide availability of drugs and these people pay quite a premium for their use. But the people who suffer unnecessarily are the people in Mexico and the people and the people who get caught in US. One of the group that benefits is islamic jehadis. So lot of violence on planet earth can be contained if US and Europe just acknowledge the drug use and let people have a choice.