WoD v. Reality

Then - WAR ON DRUGS! JUST SAY NO! THIS IS YOUR BRAIN! WE’RE TOUGH! WE’RE RUTHLESS! WE’LL LOCK UP EVERY SINGLE CRIMINAL WHO EVEN LOOKS AT A POT SEED 4EVAR TO PROTECT OUR STREETS AND CHILDREN AAAARGH!!
Now - Golly. Keeping people locked up 4evar sure is expensive (via The Washington Post):
Reversing decades of tough-on-crime policies, [...]