Even though people have been using marijuana for many different purposes for thousands of years, President Nixon still decided to start the war on drugs
Drug prohibition has failed. Drug usage rates have not declined, and illegal drugs are more available—and cheaper—than ever before. At the same time, the costs
By Dan Viets, J.D., SMCR Board Chair Governor Nixon, despite a general budget crunch in the state of Missouri, and a lack of funding for
by Phillip Smith, Forty years ago Friday, President Richard Nixon officially declared “war on drugs,” citing drug abuse as “public enemy No. 1.” Now, forty
By Ethan Nadelmann Two days from now marks the 40th anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of the war on drugs — a war that’s destroyed countless
