Drug War

(via Instapundit) This report by Dave Kopel and Michael Krause is well worth reading. My belief is that before the war on terror, the drug prohibition was a bad idea that infringed on civil liberties. Now it is plain dangerous as the illegal profits from drugs and the routes and methods of drug smuggling can both be easily co-opted by terrorist organizations. I think that using drugs is a bad idea. It is a stupid thing to do and has many health risks. Doesn't mean it should be illegal though. The government has no business protecting a citizen from himself, although I have no problem with drug education (although I doubt this is a federal responsibility) We are in a real war, the War on Terror. It is past time to give up our fake wars.