Thanks for sharing your thoughts. In my opinion, the real trouble with the War on Drugs is that it's fostered a climate of lawlessness in the inner city that's made those areas something like war zones. Drugs being illegal, and the consequent high profits that come from smuggling, have led to a slew of cartels that are stone-hearted vicious. Just as Prohibition made the original Mafia into big 'business', so has the Drug War to the cartels.
The easy money that comes with the drug trade - easy money from a certain angle - means that an inner-city kid can make a lot of cold, hard cash without even knowing how to read! All he need to do is become tough and ruthless enough to qualify for a drug gang. Is it any wonder why so many inner-city kids think school is useless?
The damage done is now cultural, and it's only made worse by racial pandering. Tragically, the 'Hood is going to remain lawless for a long time.