You know what is amazing. I see dozens of videos highlighting the epic failure of the war on drugs. But how many have I seen on the success of the drug war? The same as the number of total deaths caused directly from cannabis use. 0...zero...zilch...nada Show me one video that can prove this war on drugs is a success. You just can't Wave the white flag America...this is one war you cannot win.

fuck the police! Im smoking ganja in front of a police station. Free the weed :] HURRY UP

relegaize ganja

Obama we nominate Dr. Nadelmann, for Drug Zar. Makes sense America, we need to begin to make a lot more sense than what we are now doing. This War on Drugssssss, IIIIS crazy!!!ooooooooooooo

No more than an alcoholic will brake in grocery store to still a six pack of beer. But how frequently do they do that realy? Obama we nominate Dr. Nadelmann, for Drug Zar. Makes sense America, we need to begin to make a lot more sense than what we are now doing. This War on Drugssssss, IIIIS crazy!!!ooooooooooooo

but hes still alive isnt he.?

all i got to say is, L.E.A.P.

bigdog, youre a cop right? i think i remember we've talked before. anyway, doesnt it frustrate you, (and make you wonder), that despite the resources being devoted to this war on drugs, it seems to make zero difference in our lives except maybe we pay more in taxes to incarcerate ever greater numbers of people. yeah sure every once in a while they show us the big 30 kilo bust, but it doesnt change anything. plus lots gets through and i cant help but think that's by design.

amen!!!

thats it, run the country into the fucking ground! that's it! harder!

I've actually now come to believe we should probably just let every substance be sold and tightly controlled at a state level. People are still going to do it no matter what and will always have a source.

Furthermore, it seems like a slap in the face of justice, to punish one man for another man's doing.. Ie. A crack head decides to break into a pharmacy, therefore all crackheads MUST be punished.. Why not wait until the ACTUAL crime occurs,then punish them for that particular crime, seems like a better sense of justice to me.. Down with pre-emptive strikes, imo it makes you look like that bad guy.

"If cocaine could be legally purchased addicts would break into stores to steal it". Of course they would.. that is undeniable. However, this is not a good argument for banning the substance imo.. People break into liqour stores to, however we realize that is the lesser of the two evils.. Gang wars, children getting caught in the trade, vs. someone doing a non violent crime, breaking and entering.. Do you think osama bin laden would be so rich if it weren't for the war on drugs?

this man was the last true network journalist. i miss him but i'm glad he's gone because if he still worked these days, he would be fired in about 5 minutes for telling the truth...not rupert murdoch's truth...the REAL TRUTH.

its insulting that cbs would promote an anti drug war video. cronkite is an idiot.

How is it a failure? I think it's not for them they believe declining numbers (of users) is solely because of them. I also don't think legalization would work. If cocaine could be legally purchased addicts would break into stores to steal it. Why just marijuana? I've been busted, paid court fees, which were less than when my sister was busted in a park in amsterdam except I was detained. I would have rather sacrificed a few hours than a few hundred more dollars. Hardly Draconian.

Richard, you seem to really know your stuff! Thumbs up and a high-five to you.

This dude is cool!

And this was aired in "95"! If people in general were aware of present Drug War incarceration statistics it would make them sick to their stomach! This is 2008! The Drug War is WELL KNOWN to be a dismal failure and we as thinking adults need to make our politicians aware of our knowledge to this and our condemnation of such draconian drug laws!

I seek, I seek.

Forget the anarchy, I was really just nitpicking. I just dont understand how this relates to the video.

I dont where there is proof of that and I dont know what that has to do with anarchy.

The Darwinian law of NATURE (not the jungle, whatever that is) does say that the advantages a creature has allows it a better chance to pass on its genes. Civil law is human invention created by our powerful brains that can think in abstractions. Still don't know what that has to do with the war on drugs.

Anarchy is not the lack of philosophy, it is a philosophy all its own, born directly from the creative human brain. None of this has anything to do with whether or not the drug war is successful. Unless you are suggesting that fighting the drug war is wresting order from chaos. In which case, I would say, order should be brought by the people not against the people.

Anarchy means no (an=no) archy (archy=system of rule). Anarchy is not jungle-law. It just means that there is no system of rule. Anarcho-collectivism is an example of anarchy that is not jungle law, but rather the rule of collective decision making. Contrary to the human abstraction of rule, animals that live in social groups exist in hierarchical arrangements with systems of rule determined by a variety of success factors related to the spreading of ones own genes.