[header] How to dispute the war on drugs [title] Understand the black market. [step] The most harmful element of the war is that it forces substances out of the normal economy. This raises the prices of illicit goods due to lack of availability, making them both very profitable and draining on the salaries of addicts. 
This profitability supports the drug trade, and is responsible for reports of muggings for drug money: if the drugs were cheaper, addicts could afford them instead of committing more crimes. [title] Understand that prohibiting drugs makes them far more dangerous.