Arguing Quote by Irvine Welsh

Drugs and alcohol can be so destructive.

— Kyan Douglas

Drugs are a tragedy for addicts. But criminalizing their use converts that tragedy into a disaster for society, for users and non-users alike. Our…

— Milton Friedman

Various "wars on drugs" throughout history have killed millions, enslaved millions more, destroyed families, are usually just thin pretenses for mass incarceration, mass surveillance,…

— Kool A.D

“Outside of severe hallucinogens like PCP, by far the most “dangerous” drug of all is alcohol, and aside from the fistfights, car accidents and…

— Oliver Benjamin

Marijuana is the most violence causing drug in the history of mankindMost marijuana smokers are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers.

— Harry J. Anslinger

“I was surprised by what I found; moreover, because I came away with a knowledge that I had not possessed before, I was also…

— Bill Buford

By characterizing the use of illegal drugs as quasi-legal, state-sanctioned, Saturday afternoon fun, legalizers destabilize the societal norm that drug use is dangerous. They…

— Andrea Barthwell

The war on drugs is wrong, both tactically and morally. It assumes that people are too stupid, too reckless, and too irresponsible to decide…

— Larry Elder

“There has never been a 'war on drugs'! In our history we can only see an ongoing conflict amongst various drug users – and…

— Sebastian Marincolo

Pot is a better drug than alcohol. I'll prove it to you. You're at a ball game or a concert, and someone's really violent…

— Bill Hicks

“ALCOHOL HAS NO BIOLOGICAL CONNECTION TO ABUSE OR VIOLENCE Alcohol does not directly make people belligerent, aggressive, or violent. There is evidence that certain…

— Lundy Bancroft

Regardless of how often the appetite for entertainment violence becomes addictive, increased exposure does risk further desensitizing viewers. And the element of pleasure that…

— Sissela Bok