#72: The War on Drugs
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The War on Drugs
In 1971, when the war on drugs was declared, just under 0.2% of the US population was in prison. By 2008, this had risen to 0.8% of the 1.5 million Americans who are arrested each year for drug offenses. The price of heroin reduced by 93% from 1891 to 2007 and the price of cocaine fell by 87%. Marijuana has remained a similar price since the war ondrugs was declared. No drug has become much more expensive than ever before.
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