I used to be against legalizing drugs, until my mid twenties when I read research that showed how few deaths actually occur from recreational drug use. When I thought about it some more, I realized that I never became a drug user because I didn’t want to be a drug user, not because of the laws. I did a little drinking in college, some of it stupid, but it never became close to a problem. I tried pot a couple times, and thought it was pretty lame. In any case, the reasons I never had a problem with substances has to do with me not being a moron. I always wanted to be a successful programmer, and that was just what I made my decisions based on.

So now, in my early thirties, I’m firmly against the “Drug War.” I believe in lowering the drinking age to eighteen. As long as you’re an adult and doing it in the sanctity of your own home, do whatever you like. This “War on Drugs” is just so asinine. It costs too much, it’s ineffective, and it’s disproportionately affecting minorities.

Here are a couple articles that do a much better job than I can do, in explaining the inanity of the “Drug War”.

Measuring Prohibitions by Radley Balko
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/119675.html

Prison Rape and the Drug War by Jacob Sullum
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/119284.html

What’s Wrong With the Drug War? by The Drug Policy Alliance
http://www.drugpolicy.org/drugwar/

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