Reason First: Why Is Drug Prohibition Still a Thing?

When will the insanity stop? Another young man of color, named Japree Ayers has been arrested not for robbery, rape, or homicide or any other violation of individual rights, but for drug possession and intent to deliver among other charges. His mother, Rosalyn Ayers, is on the lam for similar charges. Japree Ayers of Laurel in Sussex County, Delaware, is the latest case in the miserable track record of the feigned “War on Drugs.” One can only seek the complete dismantling of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration and the thousands of drug units at police departments across the country and even more around the world. Over some marijuana and heroin, this young man may now face time in prison. Where’s the justice? How many people did he physically perpetrate force against on his way there? While his mother may be currently evading the clutches of the law, Ayers will be looking at some considerable numbers. Possibly, if he gives up his own mother, he may do less or no time at all.

This Drug Prohibition is America’s Continuous Sin (so far). The Original Sin was slavery and the Momentary Sin was Alcohol Prohibition. During those years, the rise of Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, and Bugsy Siegel gave way to the bloodiest period in police history. Why is it that people don’t see that the same is happening, just with fewer cops killed (fortunately)? The same idea is that the substance that an adult should produce, manufacture, sell, and consume should be up to the individual. It is none of the State’s business. That is until that individual decides to operate a vehicle or pose a threat to another person based on the drug in which they took. For Mother Ayers and Japree Ayers they, sadly, belong in jail. As the law stands, any dealings with heroin or marijuana in the quantities that the Delaware State Police found at their residence makes them liable to be brought up on charges. This is extremely sad because lives have now been rocked like a missile hitting a village in the Middle East.

The drug game is something that should be thought of as a way for individuals to invest in or put into their bodies. Why do law enforcement officials have a say in what a grownup does on private property? Why is it that we must continue to expand the prison population which is more swollen than a jaw after a swift kick to the face. The Ayers are a microcosm for what is going on in the United States and also globally, for the most part. Yes there have been strides in decriminalizing and legalizing drugs like marijuana. But it’s still prohibited at the federal level. Police and other officials receive bonuses when they “score” large and modest finds of controlled substances.

Once the day comes where a Japree Ayers and a Rosalyn Ayers can be free to do what they want without hurting anyone else, that will be the day to celebrate. Once we get rid of the stupid “War on Drugs” or more accurately the Drug Prohibition, then we will see great strides in justice in this country. Letting someone make a fortune off of something that provides a value (even if it is killing them) should be permitted. That is the social aspect. Morally, the Mr. Ayers and Rosalyns of America should look forward to doing away with Progressive (regressive) education, income taxes, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security and all government programs, city, state, and federal that don’t fund the military, police, or law courts.

There will still be a hunger for the substances. No doubt. But the idea is to let it be free for people to choose whether or not they want to engage in the practice of flooding America’s streets with poison.