Stossel takes on the War on Drugs

Stossell is the only out-of-the-closet libertarian in journalism. As such, he is the target of all sorts of attacks. He is sure to get it from both sides when he takes on the entrenched war-on-drugs crowd in his latest report, an hour-long which will air at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on Tuesday, July 30, on ABC. I am not sure complete legalization is the answer, but I admire Stossel for asking the questions. I once watched several dozen National Guard members and a multi-county drug-fighting unit stage a raid on a corn field an informant said was rife with marijuana. They found ONE plant. I interviewed a county sheriff who said he didn’t care if 100 studied show DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) programs did not reduce drug use among students, the parents liked it and he was going to fight a cut in its budget.

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