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“The United States, which has been driving much of the world’s drug research and drug policy agenda, stands out with higher levels of use of alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis, despite punitive illegal drug policies, as well as (in many U.S. states), a higher minimum legal alcohol drinking age than many comparable developed countries,” the authors wrote in the study, which was published in the July 1 issue of the journal PLoS Medicine.

“The Netherlands, with a less criminally punitive approach to cannabis use than the U.S., has experienced lower levels of use, particularly among younger adults,” they added.

Hmmm. When are we going to stop wasting our money on failed policy, failed laws, and a failed War on Drugs?

We should stop wasting this money on Columbia et al unless we see results, which, clearly, are not forthcoming.

***edit*** Lik provided a graph:

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H/t to Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan for this abysmal failure.