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| Title: | US: PUB LTE: The War on (Some) Drugs 3 of 8 |
| Published On: | 1999-07-18 |
| Source: | Harper's Magazine (US) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-06 01:55:01 |
THE WAR ON (SOME) DRUGS
Joshua Shenk correctly diagnoses America's war on drugs as state-sanctioned
hypocrisy, a war on certain drugs only. Why? Because it's hard to
manufacture Prozac with dirt and water, whereas marijuana can be produced at
home, virtually for free, which explains why one citizen can legally carry a
briefcase full of Percodan, Phentermine, and Valium, while another can be
arrested for carrying less than one cigarette worth of marijuana.
David Johansson Melbourne Beach, Fla.
Joshua Shenk correctly diagnoses America's war on drugs as state-sanctioned
hypocrisy, a war on certain drugs only. Why? Because it's hard to
manufacture Prozac with dirt and water, whereas marijuana can be produced at
home, virtually for free, which explains why one citizen can legally carry a
briefcase full of Percodan, Phentermine, and Valium, while another can be
arrested for carrying less than one cigarette worth of marijuana.
David Johansson Melbourne Beach, Fla.
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