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April 27, 2004
Making peace with pot
Eric Schlosser writes this interesting op-ed in the NY Times on the continued high costs associated with the criminalization of marijuana use, in which he observes:
This year the White House's national antidrug media campaign will spend $170 million, working closely with the nonprofit Partnership for a Drug-Free America. The idea of a "drug-free America" may seem appealing. But it's hard to believe that anyone seriously hopes to achieve that goal in a nation where millions of children are routinely given Ritalin, antidepressants are prescribed to cure shyness, and the pharmaceutical industry aggressively promotes pills to help middle-aged men have sex.
Posted by Tom at April 27, 2004 4:55 AM
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