The War on DrugsA revealing look at the history and legacy of the "War on Drugs" Fifty years after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Drugs," the United States government has spent over a trillion dollars fighting a losing battle. In recent years, about 1. 5 million people have been arrested annually on drug chargesmost of them involving cannabisand nearly 500,000 Americans are currently incarcerated for drug offenses. Today, as a response to the dire human