Thursday, March 26, 2009

war on drugs

Our topic for discussion today is the war on drugs. As with many topics, we can only begin to discuss this broad subject. For more, recent, and relevant information, see today's TalkLeft post: Harvard Lecturer: Legalize Drugs to End Border Violence.

Harvard Senior Lecturer Jeffrey Miron argues that prohibition [of drugs] creates violence, produces bribery, erodes our constitutional rights, harms national security and public health, and is a financial drain.

The post also criticizes President Obama's new plan to spend $700 million for border security.

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