According to the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, approximately 5000 Americans each day try marijuana for the first time. This is with the restrictions the United States government has on narcotics now. Imagine how many thousands of scenarios such as David"s there could be if drugs were made readily available.The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines narcotic as "A drug (as opium) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions."2 Illegal narcotics include almost anything in the families of amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, opioids, phencyclidine, and barbiturates. Drug addiction is a form on enslavement. It pathologically alters the nature, character and impairs the judgement of a human being. In 1906 Teddy Roosevelt passed the Pure Food and Drug act which restricted the sale of "Dangerous or ineffective medicine."3 In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act implemented even more strict narcotic control laws. These acts however, did not completely stop the spread and consumption of illegal narcotics; it just created a war on drugs.The war on drugs began back in 1981 when Ronal Regan began pouring billions of dollars in an effort to help rid the nation of illegal substances. It is by far one of America"s most expensive projects. According to the National Review, America spends nearly seventy billion dollars per year on narcotic related operations. This money is spent on prisoners who are already in jail for related drug charges, the trial time of our judiciary in drug related cases, and the time and expense of over four hundred thousand policemen helping to fight the drug war. This money spent does not include the expenses for sponsoring and funding programs such as D.A.R.E and drug rehabilitation centers that use the twelve step program. A survey conducted by the Palm Beach Post referring to the drug war in America states "In the 50 years that the U.