patrick.net

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-kratom-ban-dea_us_57d1ad7ce4b03d2d45993e0e?section=us_politics

Nearly half a century into the war on drugs, Americans and their congressional representatives finally seem comfortable challenging the nation’s long-standing enforcement-first drug policy. Except for when it matters. With very little to show for the more than $1 trillion spent and millions of lives lost or permanently scarred in the fight for prohibition, lawmakers have begun to push broadly for reform, emphasizing treatment, destigmatization, decriminalization and even legalization over tactics like incarceration and other punitive responses.

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