The States with bigger money generating economies are thoroughly mixed racially and ethnically, not ''whiter.''
Granted, they have suburbs with more affluent folks more likely to be 'white,' but those places are dependent on the urban areas they surround as a central hub of economic activity.
Places with less diverse populations have static or negative economies.
Almost every narcotic drug has a history going back to when the closest to scientists were shamans, and widespread [ab]use got curtailed by goverment after they became problematic.
You're talking about how nice it would be for cops and everyone else to ''all see eye to eye, and forget about the color of our skin and be comfortable around one another'' while making references about racially-based socio-economic class.
No single negatively impacting activity has ever been eliminated or lessened by decriminalizing it ever.
''Well I guess there is nothing that can be done. Not enough jails could help to fix the drug addicts. So would it be better off that they just have a end of life plan? What would fix the problem, because so far nothing has worked.''
China once had a HUGE heroin problem - thanks to Britain who waged war to open them up to buying opium. That ended with the Communst takever, who eliminated drug addiction by eliminating the drug addicts.
''I wonder if the whole race issues all revolves around drugs in the eyes of a cop. Its the main reason why cops treat black people with no respect, because they assume drugs, and guns are always involved. So I guess all in all this is the main issue. It has been since the dawn of time.''
You wonder aloud about something then claim it valid.
Layering on stereotypes sure ain't helping a situation supposedly spurred by stereotypes.
Claiming ''cops treat black people with no respect'' is a narrow minded over-simplification and bogus.
Sure, for some, race might be a factor, as might socio-economic class. So might living in an area with higher rates of drug abuse and other illicit activity, as say, slums or trailer parks tend to be.
Access to legal representation is an influence as well, since someone in Greenwich Connecticut's ability to sue for a minor technicality is more intimidating to cops than some repeat offender from the South Bronx whose appointed legal aid offers a deal to plead guilty in order to avoid months or so of court appearances.
Bottom line is poor folks tend to get treated worse for various reasons by everyone...