Drug Legalization on Townhall

Scaring the Ghost of El Chapo Mon Feb 25

Katie Kieffer

El Chapo haunts the streets of Chicago. His ghost hordes cash in Los Angeles stash houses. His shadow darkens underground tunnels between Mexico and the U.S. His spirit drives his clan to bloodshed. The world’s most-wanted kingpin may be dead. But the Sinaloa cartel will thrive until America legalizes drugs. ... more
The War on Pot: Not a Safe Bet Sun Jan 20

Steve Chapman

As recreational drugs go, marijuana is relatively benign. Unlike alcohol, it doesn't stimulate violence or destroy livers. Unlike tobacco, it doesn't cause lung cancer and heart disease. The worst you can say is that it produces intense, unreasoning panic. Not in users, but in critics. ... more
A Smart Conservative Position on War on Drugs Sun Dec 16

Debra J. Saunders

"Mandatory sentences breed injustice," Judge Roger Vinson told the New York Times. ... more
Legal Pot Could Be Contagious: Colorado and Washington Show Us the Way Out of the Senseless War on Marijuana Wed Nov 14

Jacob Sullum

Seventy-five years, millions of arrests and billions of dollars later, we are still living with the consequences of that ignorant, ill-considered decision, which nationalized a policy that punishes peaceful people and squanders taxpayer money in a blind vendetta against a plant. ... more
The Man Versus the Therapeutic State Wed Sep 19

Jacob Sullum

The New York Times obituary for Thomas Szasz, who died this month at the age of 92, says his critique of psychiatry "had some merit in the 1950s ... but not later on, when the field began developing more scientific approaches." ... more
The War on Drugs: Because Prohibition Worked So Well Wed Aug 29

John Stossel

Forty years ago, the United States locked up fewer than 200 of every 100,000 Americans. Then President Nixon declared war on drugs. ... more
Obama says drug legalization not answer to cartels Sat Apr 14

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Obama says drug legalization not answer to cartels Sat Apr 14

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Biden: US remains opposed to drug legalization Mon Mar 5

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Guatemala says it's weighing drug legalization Mon Feb 13

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Legalizing Drugs Is Constitutional Mon Jan 23

Katie Kieffer

I believe that states have the constitutional right to legalize drugs. For, the Constitution is silent on the federal government’s ability to regulate or ban substances that adults choose to digest at their own peril—or medical relief. ... more
Ron Paul and America's Alleged Racism Tue Jan 17

Dennis Prager

In the Republican presidential candidates’ debate on January 7, Congressman Ron Paul said: “I’m the only one up here . . . that understands true racism in this country is in the judicial system.” ... more
Where Ron Paul Is Right Fri Dec 2

Mona Charen

Five years ago last month, Milton Friedman died at age 94. To the very end, the Nobel Prize winning economist was astute, tireless and wonderfully avuncular. Thanks to the Internet, his commentaries on subjects ranging from greed, to slavery, to the Great Depression myth and many other topics, can be enjoyed forever. ... more
Clarence Aaron Worthy of Clemency Thu Nov 24

Debra J. Saunders

For the most part, President Barack Obama has squandered his presidential pardon and commutation power. ... more
Dazed and Confused No More Thu Oct 20

Steve Chapman

Candidates running for president can easily wreck their campaigns with one serious misstep. Back in 1976, one Democrat said he favored getting rid of criminal penalties for marijuana use. Can you imagine how Americans of that primitive era reacted to his blunder? They elected him. ... more
You've Been Drafted: Welcome to the NFL; The National Fight for Liberty Sun Oct 9

Mark Baisley

With Sarah Palin and Chris Christie announcing that they really, really, really will not be running for President in 2012, we can settle into focused consideration of the nine Republican candidates who are still in the game. ... more
Ron Paul, Barney Frank Team Up to Legalize Pot Thu Jun 23

Townhall.com Staff
Could Legally Getting High Reduce the Deficit? Thu Jun 23

Townhall.com Staff
Bipartisanship: Ron Paul, Barney Frank Introduce Bill Legalizing Pot Thu Jun 23

Guy Benson
Get Rid of Government-But First Make Me President! Wed Jun 15

Ann Coulter

I consider all Republican debates time-fillers until New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie jumps in, but Monday night's debate did crystallize for me why I dislike libertarians. (Except one, who is a friend of mine and not crazy.) ... more
The Would-be GOP Kings Wed Dec 22

Jonah Goldberg

Who among us can contain their excitement? The GOP presidential primary season has begun! ... more