End of an era?

Dutch coffee shops are on the brink, though I don't smoke anymore it showed it was possible to live with 'drugs', the war on 'drugs' has been an economic and human catastrophe, time for a rethink, story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17865151.

It was a nice experience to smoke and not feel like a criminal and reading a menu for hash....heaven.

I don't understand why governments around the world don't legalize some drugs and tax them. When, if now now, since the money is an issue for most.