Fatal Features of the Prohibition Blunder: Inviting Corruption

It's no secret that the drug trade and its subsequent war has seen more corruption than progress over the past four decades. In a 2017 article published by WCPO 9 News Cincinnati, former Hamilton County assistant prosecutor Allison Hild was arrested on two counts of trafficking drugs and one count of possession that February. Court records state she had 20 grams of heroin and less than a gram of cocaine.

Also residing at her home was Eric Adams, a man arrested and charged with the aggravated murder of 24-year-old Mahmuud Abdur-Rahman at the Symmes Township Red Roof Inn parking lot in January of the same year.

Read the full article and compare with more recent cases of Prohibition-related deaths and corruption. It is only through effective regulation via legalization that the immoral War on Drugs can be stopped and millions of lives—young and old—can be saved.

Watch our video The Prohibition Blunder: Why America Needs Drug Legalization Now to learn more about the effort to legalize and regulate drugs and how #YourPowerfulVoice is the key to shifting to this winning strategy.

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