[mattdotc]

>Never thought about it this way

I'm trying to be better about reading too much into a single comment, but I think this means that you either have a long-held belief on the 'war on drugs' (one way or the other) or that you've simply never given it any thought as it may be a matter which you may feel does not concern you (it actually affects almost everybody).

In either case, here are a few materials that you might find interesting.

Milton Friedman on the 'War on Drugs' (1 of 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyystXOfDqo

Noam Chomsky on the 'War on Drugs': http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/199804--.htm

To be honest, it's been a while since I've read/watched either of the above, and there might be a good amount of overlap between them.