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War on drugs: What is it good for?

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Four decades after President Nixon declared war on drugs, nearly everyone agrees it’s time for a truce. David Case BOSTON — The global drug war is arguably America’s longest armed conflict, declared 42 years ago and still raging at a pace that would startle many citizens.