It's been an abject failure, unless of course its aim was to funnel all drug transactions through one place. There will always been a human edge to altering consciousness, all that can be done is to make it as safe as possible.

It is emerging in countries that have taken a lighter approach to drug policy that it is beneficial, reducing crime and providing a healthcare based model instead of a criminal one for addicts can only be a better way to change outcomes.

In the UK there is an initiative by The Loop to provide free drug testing for partygoers. Enlightening them over the substance they have bought and the purity. They're a very visible presence at the festivals I go to in the summer time and now reaching into city centres. This is only a positive.

The war has failed, I believe the only common sense approach from here on is harm reduction.

I concur.

You can't run quality control or regulate something that is illegal