What is the Cost of the Drug War?

The Drug War is 41 years old, started by Richard Nixon in 1971. Ever wonder what it costs and if it's worth it? This video done in 2011 covers how much this losing war costs us.

From FEE (The Foundation for Economic Education):

Sheldon Richman once wrote "For years advocates of free trade in drugs—that is, basic rights to life, liberty, and property for drug consumers, producers, and merchants—have pointed out that prohibition, in addition to being an immoral invasion of liberty by the State, sets in motion a variety of concrete evils that harm innocent people. These evils include the corruption of law enforcement, violent crime, and the expansion of intrusive government. Besides these domestic evils, the U.S. government has alienated farmers in foreign lands by helping to destroy their crops and livelihoods. If that’s not terrorism, nothing is."