Debate Quote by Sean Penn

“At the time the drug war was declared, illegal drug use and abuse was not a pressing concern in most communities. The announcement of…

— Michelle Alexander

I really think we were charting a course to having a more sane response to mass incarceration, to drug use, and to understanding that…

— Ayelet Waldman

If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will be able to prevent…

— Juan Manuel Santos

The war on drugs was an ideology the government came up with, and there never really was a war on drugs. I mean, to…

— George Jung

I believe that the war on drugs is a tragically misplaced use of resources - an immoral venture that produces far more suffering than…

— David Harsanyi

I think it talks about that there needs to be some proactive attack against drugs infiltrating our culture.

— Joe Morton

“The story is complicated and contradictory. Sometimes this proclaimed ‘war on drugs’ has followed shifts in military threats; at times it is coloured by…

— Lintus Magnus

I think it is now widely understood that the so-called "War on Drugs" has largely been a failure. Too many people have developed criminal…

— Bernie Sanders

I sit on the Drug Policy Subcommittee of the United States Congress. I'm on the speaker's task force. This is something people would rather…

— Doug Ose

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot…

— Steven Soderbergh

I think that the war on drugs is domestic Vietnam. And didn't we learn from Vietnam that, at a certain point in the war,…

— Kurt Schmoke

If you support the war on drugs in its present form, then you're only paying lip-service to the defense of freedom, and you don't…

— Neal Boortz