Evil Weed?
31 January 2008
Editor, The Washington Times
Dear Editor:
Re "Obama: decriminalize pot" (January 31): While I support the legalization of all drugs, decriminalizing marijuana would be a great first step. Warned that marijuana is a devilish substance subjecting its users to all sorts of sinister effects, young people who try it quickly realize that such warnings are baseless. So what conclusions do these young people draw about similar warnings against the likes of cocaine and heroine?
Falsely but drum-beatingly insisting to young people that marijuana is such a dangerous substance that its sellers and users deserve jail time does far more, I'm sure, to prompt people to experiment with truly dangerous drugs than does the smoking of pot itself.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Editor, The Washington Times
Dear Editor:
Re "Obama: decriminalize pot" (January 31): While I support the legalization of all drugs, decriminalizing marijuana would be a great first step. Warned that marijuana is a devilish substance subjecting its users to all sorts of sinister effects, young people who try it quickly realize that such warnings are baseless. So what conclusions do these young people draw about similar warnings against the likes of cocaine and heroine?
Falsely but drum-beatingly insisting to young people that marijuana is such a dangerous substance that its sellers and users deserve jail time does far more, I'm sure, to prompt people to experiment with truly dangerous drugs than does the smoking of pot itself.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Tuesday June 24, 2008 at 11:21am