war on drugs

Yes! Our war for the legalization of cannabis has an official new supporter! This time it’s the one we are hoping to have enough power to make a real difference in our ongoing war. It is the famous hacker group “Anonymous” that has announced to launch a big campaign dedicated to the legalization of marijuana. “Anonymous” is of course well known for their actions to help Wikileaks and for recently attacking the websites of DOJ, FBI, Universal Music, MPAA and RIAA after the MegaUpload takedown. Already for some time there were rumors about this group wanting to use their cyber-power to campaign against the war on drugs and now it seems that the group has begun the Phase 1 of the campaign we have all been waiting for.

The War on Drugs is unwinnable. Billions and billions of Dollars and Euros are wasted every year, with a result that's less than 0. And that's already going on for decades. You know that. We know that. Unfortunately, the government is not going to listen to a bunch of stoners like us. To get a serious change in worldwide policy, other people need to step up too. People who belong to the 'top of society', people who have a serious influence on how the world looks like today. Maybe, maybe, one day, politicians will start listening to them. People like Richard Branson for example, one of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time. Luckily he's on our side. So you tell 'm, Richard! Go go go...

As was the case last year, most respondents believe the “War on Drugs” has been a failure. A new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found that 55% support the legalization of marijuana, 67% think the “War on Drugs” has been a failure and 64% think America has a serious drug abuse problem that affects the whole country.

The international war on drugs isn't stopping drug use or trafficking - but it is ruining lives. Drug policy expert Sanho Tree discusses what we can do differently.