The drug war is not about keeping drugs off the street, its about an image that governments want to portray. Its about keeping all those officers jobs around, and its mainly about not letting anything change too drasticly, because that might have undesired effects on the persons who are in power at the moment. Many drug users are open minded free thinkers, and they can only be controlled if they have the stigma of being a criminal hovering over their head.
The DEA bust potdealers for the exact reason you said. They are non violent for the most part, and are less likely to pull out a carbine and blow those fucking DEA agents heads off when they raid their house. ie. they are easy targets.
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