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February 02, 2006

QotD: Americans and drugs

The typical American — and just about every journalist I've ever asked — has already tried marijuana at least once before the age of 25, according to the government's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. What's more, despite 35 years and billions of dollars' worth of taxpayer-financed propaganda to the contrary, most of those who've inhaled didn't collapse through the "gateway" into desperate heroin addiction or "Traffic"-style sex slavery. George W. Bush turned out all right (at least on paper), as did Al Gore, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Walton, Michael Bloomberg and millions more.

Matt Welch, "His cup runneth over with annoyance", LA Times, 2006-01-29

Posted by Nicholas at February 2, 2006 08:28 AM
Comments
The use of the word "most" in that quotation is the understatement of the year. While I do not partake, it is sad our constitutional liberty in this matter has actually be judged and denied by the SCC in one of the least acceptable rulings I have ever read: http://www.genx40.com/archives/2003/december/thedope Posted by: Alan at February 2, 2006 10:49 AM


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