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> [The amount of money and of legal energy being given to prosecute hundreds of thousands of Americans who are caught with a few ounces of marijuana makes no sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/the-amount-of-money-and-of-legal-energy-being-given-to-prosecute/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

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> [The anti-marijuana campaign is a cancerous tissue of lies, undermining law enforcement, aggravating the drug problem, depriving the sick of needed help and suckering well-intentioned conservatives and countless frightened parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/the-anti-marijuana-campaign-is-a-cancerous-tissue-of-lies-undermining/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

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## Other authors on Cannabis

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eddie-obeng-31398.jpg) Harry J. Anslinger 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/harry-j-anslinger/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terence-mckenna-89395.jpg) Terence McKenna 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/terence-mckenna/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-sagan-20994.jpg) Carl Sagan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/carl-sagan/)
- [Jack Herer 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannabis/jack-herer/)

## More by William F. Buckley, Jr

> [Louis Kelso of San Francisco, a lawyer-economist, has for years felt that he has a radical answer to the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/louis-kelso-of-san-francisco-a-lawyer-economist-has-for-years-felt/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [As a businessman, Frank Lorenzo gives capitalism a bad name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/as-a-businessman-frank-lorenzo-gives-capitalism-a-bad-name/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [The Beatles are not merely awful. I would consider it sacrilegious to say anything less than that they are godawful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/the-beatles-are-not-merely-awful-i-would-consider-it-sacrilegious-to/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [What yells out at the US public . . . is the incandescent hypocrisy of so many people who, in the name of free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/what-yells-out-at-the-us-public-is-the-incandescent-hypocrisy-of-so/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [Those who suffer from the abuse of drugs have themselves to blame for it. This does not mean that society is absolved from active…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/those-who-suffer-from-the-abuse-of-drugs-have-themselves-to-blame-for/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [Industry is the enemy of melancholy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/industry-is-the-enemy-of-melancholy/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/the-best-defense-against-usurpatory-government-is-an-assertive/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [Knee-jerk liberals and all the certified saints of sanctified humanism are quick to condemn this great and much-maligned Transylvanian statesman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/knee-jerk-liberals-and-all-the-certified-saints-of-sanctified/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [We love your adherence to democratic principles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/we-love-your-adherence-to-democratic-principles/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [Only government can cause inflation, preserve monopoly, and punish enterprise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/only-government-can-cause-inflation-preserve-monopoly-and-punish/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [The principal sponsors of the terrorists are not religious fanatics. "Palestine's Yasser Arafat, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and Syria's Assad family have made themselves the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/the-principal-sponsors-of-the-terrorists-are-not-religious-fanatics/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [Marijuana is not much more difficult to obtain than beer. The reason for this is that a liquor store selling beer to a minor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/marijuana-is-not-much-more-difficult-to-obtain-than-beer-the-reason/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [Not everything that is legal is reputable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/not-everything-that-is-legal-is-reputable/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed - different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/one-can-t-doubt-that-the-american-objective-in-iraq-has-failed/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

> [If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/if-you-had-a-european-prime-minister-who-experienced-what-we-ve/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

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