Posted by Jonathan Adler:
A Cease Fire in the Drug War?
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_05_10-2009_05_16.shtml#1242361457
From the WSJ, [1]more encouraging news about the Obama
Administration's approach to illegal drugs.
The Obama administration's new drug czar says he wants to banish
the idea that the U.S. is fighting "a war on drugs," a move that
would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in
trying to reduce illicit drug use.
In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White
House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske said
Wednesday the bellicose analogy was a barrier to dealing with the
nation's drug issues.
"Regardless of how you try to explain to people it's a 'war on
drugs' or a 'war on a product,' people see a war as a war on them,"
he said. "We're not at war with people in this country."
References
1. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124225891527617397.html
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