Leaglization of Drugs and the Penal System

It was a war that started on the basis of racism. It was a war the was and is unconstitutional. It is the war on drugs. I won't go into why we should legalize drugs, because you can read it here:

http://www.totse.com/en/drugs/legal_issues_of_drug_use/12reasns.html

I just want to point out the financial benefit of legalization as well as the fact that it would free up our legal resources.

I question the sensibility of the US for imprisoning people on non-violent offenses. Our prison system was designed to be a system of punishment, not rehabilitation. Drug offenders need rehabilitation, not punishment. That is why they end up going back to prison (about 75% of them anyway). Simply rehabilitating them brings the odds of their return to the system down to 27%, it makes them have happier, better lives, and it saves us, as tax-payers a whole lot of money.

But then, I think that rehabilitation should be free, as all medical expenses. I have a hunch, that will take the need for police intervention at all down to near 0.

On the penal system:
http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2006/02/prison_economic.html

-Please Heed the Call