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The following blog was written by Jeff Berwick and originally post at : http://dollarvigilante.com/blog/2014/7/8/the-end-of-the-war-on-drugs.html

[Editor's Note: The following post is by TDV Editor-In-Chief, Jeff Berwick]

The War On Drugs is finally ending. It has been a heinous collectivist/statist invention. The world will be better off the more libertarian drug laws become (and eventually if there is no drug laws at all). Not only the US is moving towards more relaxed regulations of marijuana, but so are many countries. The War On Drugs has functioned as the leading vehicle of mass incarceration in the US. Billions are spent on the War and its produced the highest incarceration rate in the world with 2.2 million Americans in prison or jail. If Americans are ignorant that they are slaves, then The War On Drugs is the best argument thereagainst. People are beginning to realize this:

With the new regulations in place, there is an opportunity for doctors willing to prescribe medical marijuana to open clinics specialized in patient care based on the use of medical marijuana.  With a limited number of clinics available to patients, doctors can create a place that could service these patients and work with them to help them gain access in a way that is beneficial and non-judgmental.  A new patient care offering by doctors allows them to work with patients to relieve the symptoms they’re suffering from and help them improve their quality of life.

In a recent article called Medical marijuana users concerned about drug supply posted on CBC News website, Yvonne Colbert writes about how some licensed producers under MMPR are getting sold out of supply in a matter of minutes.  Of the 13 licensed producers, some patients feel that the number of suppliers is not enough.  Tanya, a patient tells the reporter of her predicament: