[rottndog]

For Stossel to predict that if we eliminated the WOD all the problems associated with recreational drug usage would disappear is no different than, as he says, the ecowhackos following psychics instead of science.


He's never said anything of the sort. He says and believes that it's not the governments business to police what people do to themselves, and he simply points out that after decades of the "WOD", drugs are more plentiful, cheap, and easily obtained than ever.

[skr]

If drugs only affected the people that take them, then I wouldn't want to waste taxpayer money and police time either. If only.

[beavus]

"drugs are more plentiful, cheap, and easily obtained than ever"

Apparently the business costs of trading in contraband don't match the costs of regulation and taxation.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

So true. Thanks for clearing this up.