War on Drugs Legacy

Emma Lugo interviews author Dave Truhlar. With legalization fresh in the minds of Oregonians we will take a look back at the legacy of the war on drugs. Though we live in “The land of the free” we imprison more of our fellow citizens than any other country on Earth. It’s an epidemic, brought on by fear-mongering politics and a complete lack of foresight and common sense. Here it is, the end result of “The War on Drugs”- the children in low income areas grow up with Mom or Dad constantly in and out of prison, with little hope to do anything but one day end up in a cell themselves.