Branson : Prohibition caused damage in the same way the war on drugs has done . A Pew study says it costs the U.S. an average of $ 30,000 a year to incarcerate an inmate , but the nation spends only an average $ 11,665 per public school student . Branson says if 500,000 of his companies is failing , he does n't continue with failed strategies . marijuana has the most prisoners in the world , he says , one of them for drug violations . Richard Branson : We need alternatives to jail that focus on education , health , taxation , regulation .
Branson : Prohibition caused damage in the same way the war on drugs has done . Branson says if 500,000 of his companies is failing , he does n't continue with failed strategies . marijuana has the most prisoners in the world , he says , one of them for drug violations . Richard Branson : We need alternatives to jail that focus on education , health , taxation , regulation .