Brian O’Dea, author of HIGH: Confessions of an International Drug Smuggler (Other Press 2009), responds to comments posted to his “Legalize All Drugs Now!” essay from September 23rd, 2009. I was interviewed recently by a young reporter who grew up in the midst of the so called “drug war”. As far as she was concerned, it is perfectly alright [...]
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December 18, 2009
Author Response: “Legalize All Drugs Now!”
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September 23, 2009
Legalize All Drugs Now!
by Brian O’Dea, author of HIGH: Confessions of an International Drug Smuggler (Other Press 2009). “The most important… revolutions all include as their only common feature the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our certainty….” —Stephen Jay Gould President Obama recently announced that his administration would bring a halt [...]
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