The strict enforcement against users of drugs, as in the United States, has not reduced the use of drugs and, furthermore, it results in
more serious crime being committed, such as users stealing and killing to pay for their habit and traffickers fighting and killing each other to protect their markets. As a result, i
n the United States $750 billion per year is spent on enforcement of drug laws; $700
billion per year is spent by consumers of drugs; 4
...[+++]00,000 police are used in attempting to enforce the law respecting drugs; 50 per cent of the persons in jail are there for drug violations; and 50 per cent of the court time is spent on hearing drug-related cases.Le résultat est que rien qu'aux États-Unis, on consacre750 milliards de dollars par an à la répression des toxicomanies; les consommateurs y achètent pour 700 milliards de dollars de drogues par an; 400 000 agents de police sont employés à la répression des toxicomanies; 50 p. 100 des gens condamnés à la prison le sont pour des infractions en matière de drogues; et les tribunaux passent 50 p. 100 de leur temps à entendre des affaires de drogues.