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Although there is a lot of controversy, most people would say that this war on drugs that the U.S. is fighting is a lost cause. There are many reasons why people think this. One, experts say that it has failed and that we have lost this war on drugs. Second, to keep going with this war is a waste of tax payers money that the U.S. has already put a lot of money into it. Third, some say that the acts of trying to stop people from using drugs are racist, that the America is not doing it the correct way. They proceeded this matter in a very amoral fashion.
This war has been lost since it started, America did not approach it correctly. They have spent to much money and time and seen very little results. According to Charles Fledman the author of "Americas War on Drugs," says that there main target is adolescents, but the number of adolescents that ave stopped using the drug has only been 13 percent. That isn't a lot considering that this war has been going on for over 30 years.
Also way to much money has been put towards this war that has come out of tax payer's pocket. Tony Newman explains in his article "Drug War Madness," that for 40 years this has been a 40 billion dollars a war that has got us no where. He showed great animosity towards the U.S. war on drugs policy. Fledman also back him up by saying in his article that Each year, 52,000 Americans die due to drug use, which also causes tens of billions of dollars in damage to the U.S. economy. Now ask yourself, is all that money really worth it for the results that the U.S. is seeing?
The Third reason this war is such a failure is because of how corrupt some of the laws are on this subject. Some people call it racist. Newman, explains about how this elderly woman lost her home because her grandson smoked pot. He explained how the federal government's public housing system has a "one strike and you're out" policy for any drug law violation. Even if it happens away from home. Newman also says that, "the New York Civil Liberties Union released a report earlier this month that found 83 percent of those charged with marijuana possession over the last 10 years are black or Latino even though federal surveys show that whites are more likely to use pot. If you are poor and live in public housing, your whole family is punished for a drug offense--even for smoking a joint. But if you are middle class and do not rely on public housing or other benefits it is a "personal" issue."
As a result of all of this America still keeps going with this war, but only time will tell if it is a good and well thought out choice to continue with this war.

Newman, Tony. "Drug Word Madness: Smoke a Joint and Your Whole Family May End Up Homeless". 09/17/08 .

Feldman, Charles. "America's 'War on Drugs' reduces users, but supply keeps coming". CNN. 09/17/08 .