An Irresponsible "War"
23 March 2007
The Editor, The Boston Globe
To the Editor:
Objecting to an earlier op-ed that endorsed legalizing marijuana for medical use, Maro Sciacchitano says that "it is irresponsible to promote policies that ignore the illegal drug trade and the complex problems US recreational consumption causes other countries" (Letters, March 23).
I say to Mr. Sciacchitano: it is irresponsible to promote policies that create a multi-billion-dollar underground economy, promote gang violence and police corruption and deterioration of our liberties, and that ignore the complex problems US drug-interdiction efforts cause other countries."
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
The Editor, The Boston Globe
To the Editor:
Objecting to an earlier op-ed that endorsed legalizing marijuana for medical use, Maro Sciacchitano says that "it is irresponsible to promote policies that ignore the illegal drug trade and the complex problems US recreational consumption causes other countries" (Letters, March 23).
I say to Mr. Sciacchitano: it is irresponsible to promote policies that create a multi-billion-dollar underground economy, promote gang violence and police corruption and deterioration of our liberties, and that ignore the complex problems US drug-interdiction efforts cause other countries."
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Friday November 9, 2007 at 4:39pm