Legalizing marijuana was not "one of the more popular" questions, Mr. President.

It was thee most popular question.

What does it say about a presidential administration who asks for input from his constituency, and then laughs off the most popular topic?

Is he being representative?

If yes, of whom?

If no, why?

Interesting interview. Jeffrey Miron, economist, does a good job.

Since when did any American president serve the people?

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^rougy I agree completely. That instance was the first time I have been very disappointed with President Obama.

"people will think you are a stoner".
So much prejudice just there...

The book isn't about how much would be saved by legalizing marijuana, it's about the savings from legalizing all drugs. Meth, crack... everything. You can't use the numbers he states as evidence that legalizing marijuana would help the economy. The savings from that alone would be much lower.

Maybe legalizing all drugs is a better option than prohibition, but I bet that the support for allowing harder drugs will be much less than for weed. Weed is seen as harmless by a great number of people, but methamphetamine is widely viewed as very dangerous and highly addictive.

I very much support the idea of personal responsibility and being allowed to put whatever you want into your body, but I also wonder if our current system could handle such a change. Where would the supply of these drugs come from? Growing weed is pretty safe, but cooking meth could blow your house apart... would that be legal (probably not)? Someone would have to provide it, but would they be liable for known health risks (like brain damage)?

It is an interesting idea to contemplate, especially given the utter failure of prohibition.

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