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(29,528 posts)Decriminalizing it another matter, as you point out, and would require Congress to cooperate.
Ending the faux 'war' is the first step, however. The anti-drug legislation passed over the past several decades has used this faux war as a rationale. Ending the 'war' needs to happen before decriminalization can begin to occur.
I think that most people know the drug 'war' has failed miserably. There are several verticals that profit handsomely from it. If you remove the profit motive, you remove their inclination to support.
One thing is clear however: It MUST end. It is a failed ill-conceived effort that is almost single-handedly destroying the fabric of society, not to mention costing a fortune (paid to the private prison industry) to lock up hundreds of thousands of non-violent offenders.
Again: It MUST END, and the sooner the better.