The United Nations recently celebrated the 100th birthday of the international war on drugs. As it did so Mexico moved even closer to becoming a failed state. Last year, over 6300 people died in the drug turf wars which are ravaging the country and spilling over the border into the United States. British MP Ann Widdecombe and Steve Rolles from the Transform Drug Policy Foundation joins Sir David to discuss whether it is time to reconsider the war on drugs.

The war on drugs is a success! Yeah, and the DEAs boss was a recovering Cocaine Addict…. Big Success!

Penn and Teller on the Bullshit drug war.

Juarez, Mexico is now the murder capital of the world. The escalation in violence began after the new President of Mexico made an attempt to take on the cartels (ala Ronald Reagan in the 80s). Prohibition, and violence, they go hand in hand.