I believe an effective way to reduce cocaine usage would be to introduce and pass a new policy that would increase jail time for first time offenders. This policy would increase the offense for a first time violator to a minimum of 25 years in a federal prison. The current law is established to where first time offenders have a minimum sentence of five years in a federal prison. Harsher punishment will most likely deter future cocaine users and distributors from ever getting involved. This new policy may help prevent future marijuana users from ever starting because marijuana is a gateway drug and could lead to harder drugs. Any offender caught with 5kg or more (distribution level) will be sentenced to a minimum of 50 years in a federal prison, 15 of those years without parole. These increased jail sentences will likely reduce the cocaine trafficking problem and will help save lives.