Ask a Libertarian: What About the War on Drugs?

Reason Staff | 6.15.2011 6:09 PM

Welcome to Ask a Libertarian with Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch. They are the authors of the new book The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America.

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On June 15, 2011 Gillespie and Welch used short, rapid-fire videos to answer dozens of reader questions submitted via email, Twitter, Facebook, and Reason.com. In this episode, they answer the question:

"What does a libertarian think about the 'war on drugs' and how do we change it?"

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sage 15 years ago

Where can we watch this onlineeeee!?!?!?!
wayne 15 years ago

WOD: most destructive policy ever invented for a representative republic. If America survives the WOD, it will be a miracle.
1. free2booze 15 years ago
  
  Crossfitters would disagree with you.
wayne 15 years ago

Pre, or post op crossfitter?
Brandt Hardin 15 years ago

The War on Drugs failed $1 Trillion ago! This money could have been used for outreach programs to clean up the bad end of drug abuse by providing free HIV testing, free rehab, and clean needles. Harmless drugs like marijuana could be legalized to help boost our damaged economy. Cannabis can provide hemp for countless natural recourses and the tax revenue from sales alone would pull every state in our country out of the red! Vote Teapot, PASS IT, and legalize it. Voice you opinion with the movement and read more on my artist's blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.....-2011.html
Fist of Etiquette 15 years ago

So, Reason is against the war on drugs, then?

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