Addict Quote by Michael Badnarik

One role of prohibition is in making the drug market more lucrative.

— Milton Friedman

Liquor prohibition led to the rise of organized crime in America, and drug prohibition has led to the rise of the gang problems we…

— Drew Carey

There are criminals who are drug users, but most addicts are criminals only by virtue of prohibition or from resorting to crime to pay…

— Danny Sugerman

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

Now take a look at the way the Drug War is conducted over the past 40 years. It goes back farther, but start from…

— Noam Chomsky

The war on drugs is identical to the prohibition of alcohol: all you're doing is making criminals rich and powerful.

— Jesse Ventura

Why are drugs so profitable? Essentially, many argue, it’s because they are illegal. By making drugs a criminal enterprise, it creates an enormous black…

— James Morcan

The drug war has nothing to do with making communities livable or creating a decent future for black kids. On the contrary, prohibition is…

— Ellen Willis

There's a very complex connection between crime and addiction, because a lot of people are committing crime to either fuel their drug habit, which…

— Kevin Sabet

Drugs are available to those who want them. And where are those profits going? Into organized crime, [to criminals] who spend their profits on…

— Sam Branson

“Before we begin our tour of the drug war, it is worthwhile to get a couple of myths out of the way. The first…

— Michelle Alexander

Crime is based upon need, making money. People sell drugs to make money. But if everybody is cared for, they don't sell drugs and…

— Jacque Fresco