That's what I hate about the war on drugs. All day long we see those commercials: "Here's your brain, here's your brain… — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
“The critical point is that thousands of people are swept into the criminal justice system every year pursuant to the drug war… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Defenders of the system will counter by saying this drug war has been aimed at violent crime. But that is not the… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
I'd never written nonfiction about the war on drugs, but I know a tremendous amount about it: I taught a class on… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
We won't win until the average parent believes drug reform protects kids better than the war on drugs. — Ethan Nadelmann Copy Share Image
Many people don't realize that financial incentives have been built into the drug war that guarantee that law enforcement will continue to… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Under the constitution, there was never meant to be a federal police force. Even an FBI limited only to investigations was not… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
“I actually took them all on quite handily, although I learned when I came to study the issue that I was completely… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
"On what motivated Colorado voters: "Let's face it, the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned ... but… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I was a federal public defender during the most important years of the drug war. I saw people go to jail for… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
The war on drugs is not being won, and it continues to threaten stability and democracy not only in the Andes but… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
We need to take a hard look at the war on drugs and the number of non-violent offenders who end up getting… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
So many people view the war on drugs as a failure, as something that was perhaps intended and carried out with good… — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
“At the time the drug war was declared, illegal drug use and abuse was not a pressing concern in most communities. The… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“The growing policy-reform movement is a broad church. It includes everyone from ganja-smoking Rastafarians to free-market fundamentalists and all in between. There… — Ioan Grillo Copy Share Image
Like Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay and others, Mexico believes that we should evaluate internationally agreed upon policies and search for… — Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena Copy Share Image
“Many people fear that decriminalization and the controlled dispensing of drugs will lead to widespread substance use among people who are now… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“All too often the people of our culture think they’re really doing something if they’re out there fighting bad things and getting… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
Let's face it: the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned... but it sent millions of kids to… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Instead of war on poverty, they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me. — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
We respect and support the example set by President José Mujica of Uruguay in proposing legislation that regulates the cannabis market — Otto Perez Molina Copy Share Image
Three strikes' laws make no sense as policy. They are more about the politicians responding to the people's desire to see their… — Glenn Loury Copy Share Image
I don't think drugs should be illegal. I'm not an advocate of everybody running out and using drugs, but I think the… — Sonny Barger Copy Share Image
