Ending the War on Drugs & Ending the War on Terror

Ending the War on Drugs would have the following positive consequences:

• undermine and help destroy violent cartels and drug gangs
• refocus policing staff and resources
• free up court resources
• drastically reduce incarceration rates
• being able to address addiction medically
• allow veterans & other patients access to marijuana & psychedelics
• halt CIA and other intel agencies from using drugs to fund black ops
• allow more scientific research into actual costs and benefits of these substances

Ending the War on Terror and relegating our military to a defensive role would have the following positive consequences:

• Freeing up funds and resources for public oriented initiatives (e.g. Medicare for All, student debt forgiveness, infrastructure, education, etc.)
• Reforming our image in nations who see us as hostile aggressors
• Lessen recruiting capacity and power of radical groups
• Lessen the amount of wounded and dead military service members
• Deflate rising Cold War tensions
• Creates new opportunities for diplomacy