Sure on a global scale, but on a more macro level, the war on drugs failed because people want to buy and consume drugs… if there is no legal, regulated, safe method to buy them then the black market will fill that gap… same under rationing, same under prohibition, same with drugs and in the future cigarettes…!

Butt Bongos

Police bust into a building through the windows, swinging from the chandeliers:

“Ha ha! Zis is a raid! En garde naives…!”

Fight music and clashing of swords starts.

Rattle your drawers

Ah, see… they don’t give a fuck about the medical care, or the patients, or even the metrics. it’s all about how much money they can extract from the system at the expense of all else.