“The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this.”
- Albert Einstei
As with the 21 age requirement for drinking this is an issue of self-ownership. if the hypocrisy of such a law were the end of the story, then this issue would simply be another on a long list of laws that violate the very notion of individuals rights. But there’s much more to the story of the war on drugs.
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