Justice Steven's Comparison of Marijuana's Scheduling to Prohibition
Monday, July 9th, 2007Justice John Paul Stevens may well be one of the most well-articulated legalization supporters we've ever heard of:
[T]he current dominant opinion supporting the war on drugs in general, and our anti-marijuana laws in particular, is reminiscent of the opinion that supported the nationwide ban on alcohol consumption when I was a student. While alcoholic beverages are now regarded as ordinary articles of commerce, their use was then condemned with the same moral fervor that now supports the war on drugs.