Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“The ostensible purpose of the U.S. war on drugs is to prevent Americans from getting their hands on illicit drugs and ingesting them. Think about that for a moment: The entire drug-war apparatus and the massive militarized drug-war police state exist for the purpose of preventing Americans from possessing and ingesting unapproved substances that they wish to possess and ingest. I consider that amazing. Let’s divide American drug consumers into two broad categories: those who are addicted to drugs and those who simply use them because it makes them feel good. In either case, why is the federal government so hell-bent on preventing all these people from consuming what they want to consume?” (08/14/25)