Thanks to the Internet, the Drug War Lost in 2020

Thanks to the Internet, the Drug War Lost in 2020
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The internet can be an incredibly frustrating space, with anyone and everyone posting whatever opinion pops into their mind, for all to see and engage with — take President Donald Trump, for example. But it has also given us access to endless amounts of information, and connected humans in a way that was never thought possible even just a few decades earlier. The 2020 election was undoubtedly impacted by the internet — but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

This election proved that, thanks to the internet, the tragic tenure of the drug war is finally nearing its end.  

Eight states plus the District of Columbia (DC) voted on drug reform measures to legalize marijuana, and decriminalize drugs this year, and all of them were successful. This demonstrates just how much the nation's opinions are changing on the once extremely divisive topic. 

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