Myths About the War on Drugs and Legalization
By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
Posted on Sat Aug 08, 2009 at 05:07:36 PM EST
Tags: drug legalization (all tags)
Posted on Sat Aug 08, 2009 at 05:07:36 PM EST
Tags: drug legalization (all tags)
Ryan Grim, in tomorrow's Washington Post, rebuts five myths about drug legalization and the war on drugs. The myths:
- 1. America's drug problem began in the late 1960s.
- 2. Nixon is to blame for the war on drugs.
- 3. Legalization will increase teen drug use.
- 4. In foreign countries, legalization has been disastrous.
- 5. Americans aren't ready for legalization.
Grim, who is also a Congressional correspondent for Huffington Post, is the author of This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America
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