Norm Stamper has a pretty good idea of how deadly the War on Drugs has become for both Mexicans and Americans. In an article accessible here, Stamper outlines reasons why putting an end to prohibition would bring an immediate end to drug-related violence–the most obvious of which is that a regulated drug industry would put the dealers and traffickers out of business. According to Stamper, the industry could be regulated so as to keep drugs away from children and users off of the roads.

Hearing from Stamter and from LEAP gives one the impression that it is not law enforcement-types that are the problem here, but legislators. But what about the DEA? If local cops can see the detrimental effects of the Drug War, than why not DEA officials? The DEA is a very strange organization indeed.

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