This is a phenomenally convincing article by a former police chief about the major policy inconsistencies regarding alcohol and marijuana. Alcohol is legal and highly costly to society. Yet no one wants to prohibit it. Why? Because we tried it and it didn’t work. How dense do you have to be to not apply the [...]
From some smart Harvard guy:
Prohibition creates violence because it drives the drug market underground. This means buyers and sellers cannot resolve their disputes with lawsuits, arbitration or advertising, so they resort to violence instead.
Violence was common in the alcohol industry when it was banned during Prohibition, but not before or after.
Violence is the norm in [...]
Michael Phelps gets suspended for smoking a bong hit. Had he drank an entire bottle of vodka, it wouldn’t have made page 7 of the sports page. Because he smokes a bong hit, he’s front page news.
PEOPLE, THAT IS RETARDED.
