the us economy without california would collapse. sorry to say...
seriously we are a very overworked population. some people need a release.
The program's success rate has also been attacked. In 2003, a U.S. General Accountability Office study said the program could be counterproductive, with DARE graduates often having higher rates of drug use than individuals who did not go through the program.
The users are easier to frame, since you don't need to plant as much as a distributor would have.