The War on Drugs is a war on people, but particularly it's been a war on low-income people and a war on… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will be able… — Juan Manuel Santos Copy Share Image
The opposite of addiction is human connection. And I think that has massive implications for the war on drugs. The treatment of… — Johann Hari Copy Share Image
When you hear the ex-politician tell you that the reason they created the War on Drugs was to get black people and… — Whoopi Goldberg Copy Share Image
With its brutal excesses and reliance on snitches and finks as informants, I don't think it's far off-kilter to describe the modern-day… — Joel Miller Copy Share Image
“Human Rights Watch reported in 2000 that, in seven states, African Americans constitute 80 to 90 percent of all drug offenders sent… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Just as Hitler used the Reichstag burning, the U.S. government now uses the so-called two wars, the War on Drugs and the… — Ralph Metzner Copy Share Image
I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol. I've never used marijuana and I don't intend to,… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
“Until 1988, one year of imprisonment had been the maximum for possession of any amount of any drug.” — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
We are losing the 'War on Drugs,' which means there's a war going on and people on drugs are winning it. — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
“We wouldn't have much need of a war if people stopped using drugs. It's like taking up a fight against the use… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
Most Americans violate drug laws in their lifetime, but the enemy in this war has been racially defined. Not by accident, the… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
There's the old saying that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.… — Jacob G. Hornberger Copy Share Image
“Fucking war on drugs, my ass. Should have legalized it twenty years ago. Rather come up against a guy smoking a joint… — John Lansing Copy Share Image
On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the… — Michael Badnarik Copy Share Image
I was trying in 'The Power of the Dog' to write a brutally accurate in-your-face, if you will, description of 30 years… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
The war on drugs has made government more powerful, citizens less free, and hasn't helped users or addicts. — Victor Mitchell Copy Share Image
The big lock-up is about drugs. Here's the real scam. The drug war is one of the games to get more convictions… — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
America is a former slave state and a blatantly racist society, so the war on drugs, which is managed by white supremacists,… — Douglas Valentine Copy Share Image
When you have war, whether it's a war against drugs, war against terrorism, war overseas, the mentality of the people change and… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
“The extraordinary increase in prison admissions due to parole and probation violations is due almost entirely to the War on Drugs. With… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“Media censorship is a prohibition of words and pictures. The war on drugs is a complete failure, and so is the American… — Diana Mauer Copy Share Image
More is spent in a single month [in the U.S.] fighting the war on drugs than all monies ever expended domestically or… — Mira Sorvino Copy Share Image
The bigger picture is that over the last 30 years, we have spent $1 trillion waging a drug war that has failed… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“The enduring racial isolation of the ghetto poor has made them uniquely vulnerable in the War on Drugs. What happens to them… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image