1. Understanding, and Finding Solutions to, Today’s Prohibition Pete Guither

2. Cocaine Eradication While Plan Colombia succeeded in eradicating thousands of acres of coca, the overall coca output increased, through improved farming methods and spreading the crops into less accessible locations.

3. Cocaine Interdiction 1986-1994 — The DEA seized over one million kilograms of Cocaine.

4. A380 Airbus

6. Afghanistan

7. Marijuana Mexico Canada Backyards Closets Mexico Canada Backyards Closets

8. Arrest and Incarceration

9. The United States has 5% of the world’s population, but 25% of the world’s prison population

11. What Prohibition Does

12. Jack Cole, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

13. Those who Love Prohibition

14. Prohibition Side-effects Illegal Alcohol Still Illegal Meth Lab

15. Drug War Victims

16. The Cons of Prohibition Enormous Taxpayer Costs in enforcement, courts, prisons Fueling crime through attractive black-market profits Creation of a prison/criminal class The lures to corruption Destruction of families and inner cities Racial implications Escalating violence (both sides) Not helping those who need it most Enormous Taxpayer Costs in enforcement, courts, prisons Fueling crime through attractive black-market profits Creation of a prison/criminal class The lures to corruption Destruction of families and inner cities Racial implications Escalating violence (both sides) Not helping those who need it most And people still abuse drugs!

17. The cons of Legalization There may possibly be an increase of some unknown number of people in use and/or abuse of drugs (although evidence suggests otherwise). The “message” we send to children There may possibly be an increase of some unknown number of people in use and/or abuse of drugs (although evidence suggests otherwise). The “message” we send to children

19. The solution Treatment. Education. Not “tough on drugs” but “smart on drugs” Legalize and Regulate. Treatment. Education. Not “tough on drugs” but “smart on drugs” Legalize and Regulate.

20. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition www.LEAP.ccwww.LEAP.cc Law Enforcement Against Prohibition www.LEAP.ccwww.LEAP.cc

21. Questions