“All people make mistakes. All of us are sinners. All of us are criminals. All of us violate the law at some point in our lives. In fact, if the worst thing you have ever done is speed ten miles over the speed limit on the freeway, you have put yourself and others at more risk of harm than someone smoking marijuana in the privacy of his or her living room. Yet there are people in the United States serving life sentences for first-time drug offenses, something virtually unheard of anywhere else in the world.” PeopleIfsWorldFirstsStatesDoneFactsLawUnitedRoomsMistakeUnited StatesOur LivesRiskWorstDrugTenLimitsFirst TimeSentencesSpeedHarmCriminalsMilesSmokingPrivacyMaking MistakesSinnerServingMarijuanaOffenseWorst ThingsLiving RoomUnheardFreewaysSpeed LimitsPeople Make Mistakes Book:The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Source: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
“I'm in favor of legalizing drugs. According to my values system, if people want to kill themselves, they have every right to do so. Most of the harm that comes from drugs is because they are illegal.” PeopleIfsWantValuesDrugHarmLibertarianFavorsIllegalValue SystemsLegalizing Drugs Author:Milton Friedman
“I wasn't understanding enough about drug addition. No one seemed to know much about drug addiction. Things like LSD were all new. No one knew the harm. People thought cocaine was good for you.” PeopleKnowsEnoughUnderstandingDrugAddictionHarmCocaineDrug AddictionDrug AddictLsd Author:Mick Jagger
“There's been a coup, have you heard? It's the CIA coup. The CIA runs everything, they run the military. They're the ones who are over there lobbing missiles and bombs on countries. ... And of course the CIA is every bit as secretive as the Federal Reserve. ... And yet think of the harm they have done since they were established [after] World War II. They are a government unto themselves. They're in businesses, in drug businesses, they take out dictators ... We need to take out the CIA.” ThinkingWorldNeedsWarCountryDoneGovernmentRunningCoursesBitsHeardMilitaryDrugHarmWar Of The WorldsBombsWorld War IiWorld War IDictatorReservesCiaMissilesFederal ReserveSecretiveCoups Author:Ron Paul
“I'd like to promote lots of things. I'd like to promote elimination of drug prohibition. I'd like to promote parental choice in education through vouchers. Those are two things I think are very urgent and important. They're both more important than the harm which Social Security will do.” ThinkingTwoImportantChoicesSocialSecurityDrugHarmTwo ThingsSocial SecurityUrgentProhibitionEliminationParentalDrug ProhibitionVouchers Author:Milton Friedman
“To go against gangs or drugs is meaningless unless this is mostly done by filling in the empties, the vacuums, and stop the neglect and harm we do as detached, mean, irresponsible adults and communities. The answer is in our hands.” MeanDoneHandsCommunityAnswersDrugAdultsHarmNeglectMeaninglessFillingGangVacuumsIrresponsibleDetachedFilling In Author:Luis J. Rodriguez
“I've done 12 in one night, you know what I mean - loads of them... Really, in the long run, it's a safe pill and it ain't doing you no harm. I don't see the problem.” KnowsMeanLongDoneProblemRunningNightDrugSafeHarmLoadLong RunsPillsOne NightDoing You Author:Brian Harvey
“[Robert Downey was being singled out for] selective prosecution. He's a sweet guy who never did harm to anyone except himself. He's been doing drugs for 20 years and functioning for 20 years, and in those 20 years there've been hundreds of people who've been getting high constantly and behaved very destructively and have not been arrested. Robert's real problem is he gets caught.” PeopleYearsRealProblemGuySweetDrugCaughtHarmArrestedBeing SingleReal ProblemsSelectiveGetting HighProsecutionRobert DowneySweet Guy Author:James Toback
“There is a safe, nontoxic drug called naloxone that can instantly reverse opioid overdose and prevent most of these deaths. But the drug war interferes with saving overdose victims in two ways: first, because witnesses to overdose fear prosecution, they often don't call for help until it's too late. Second, because the drug war supports the belief that making naloxone available over-the-counter or with opioid prescriptions would encourage drug use, the antidote is available only through harm reduction programs like needle exchanges or in some state programs aimed at drug users.” WayFirstsTwoWarStatesHelpingUseBeliefSupportDrugSafeLateProgramVictimAvailableHarmSavingWitnessToo LateUsersReverseInterfereAntidoteTwo WaysNeedlesReductionPrescriptionsWar On DrugsProsecutionDrug UseOverdoseOpioids Author:Maia Szalavitz
“Delicious foods are drugs that will inflame the gut and rot the bones, but there is no harm if one eats moderately. Delightful things are all purveyors of destruction and decadence, but there is no regret if one enjoys them moderately.” IfsEnjoyRegretDrugDestructionBonesHarmGutsTaoismDelightfulDeliciousNo RegretsDecadenceDelicious FoodDelightful Things Author:Zicheng Hong
“The thing about drugs is this ... the Libertarians kind of have the right idea on this: Basically, their theory is that you own your own body, and the government should get out of your face. But, you also do not have the right to harm other people or to impinge on their rights or space. So, let's apply that to drugs . If you want to get wrecked, and you could afford it, and you have a place to do it where the results of your behavior can't harm another person, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't be allowed to do it.” PeopleIfsWantShouldKindPersonsIdeasReasonBodyGovernmentFacesSpaceResultsRightsTheoryDrugBehaviorHarmLibertarianReason WhyYour FaceRight Ideas Author:Frank Zappa