The Insane War on Drugs

Jim Babka on Jul 12th 2008

My mentor, Harry Browne, rarely referred to the “war on drugs” without the modifier, “insane.” It’s accurate and it just rolls off the tongue — “the insane war on drugs.” How crazy is the war on drugs?

Judge Jim Gray, along with a prominent California, business attorney, writing for the LA Times, provide a compelling yet concise description of the lunacy of our war on a substance, titled “This is the U.S. on drugs.” Their piece is well done. I recommend you bookmark it, because you’ll rarely find the argument made so quickly, so simply, and so definitively. Continue Reading »

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