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Hello Ms. Saunders from James in North Port Fl, I worked in the NYS Prison System as a Correction Officer. I have seen the devastation that drugs do to human beings and their loved ones. The laws on the books are used to keep these addicts off of the streets. They are an expensive nuisance both out of prison and in prison. At least that's how the local and state governments see these people. The expense is about catching them and incarcerating. A friend of mine who is in law enforcement once asked an FBI agent why we don't stop the kingpins of drugs. The answer, the war on crime is quite lucrative both legally and illegally. Legally the state,local and federal government hires law enforcement officers to enforce the laws pertaining to dealing with the criminal. That guy or gal selling on the street corner to little kids. Or little kids selling to little kids. Illegally the money from the sale of drugs is billions of dollars a year in the "underground economy." Seems like that money "could" be spent in hiring lawyers,soldiers, politicians by the kingpin. I think I know why the President refused to build a fence along Mexico's border and enforce our border laws. A lot of drugs come pouring into our country via Mexico. Don't forget Afghanistan where the poppies are grown by the local tribes and our US troops do not go near these crops. How about China and Asia where much of the illegal drug products come from. Americans have a huge appetite for illegal drugs. It's being supplied by anyone who wants to make a dollar. I learned much about these issues speaking to inmates and listening to them. Many of these young people incarcerated in the black community were called "ham snatchers." Petty thieves. I met one kingpin in my 25 years out of the thousands I came in contact with. Those big drug busts you read about are usually a small sacrifice so that a large shipement or shipments enter this country.