Blogging for Freedom

by Peter Gorman, Cannabis Culture magazine

"In the 33 years since its inception, the US Drug Enforcement Administration has been responsible for the prosecution of nearly 600,000 US citizens on drug violations, the seizure of hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, and the deconstruction of dozens of major drug cartels. On the same watch, the governments and militaries of countless countries have been corrupted by the lure of drug cash; the price of hard drugs has dropped worldwide while potency has increased dramatically; and hundreds of innocent US citizens have been the victims of the DEA’s gung-ho style in raids. What’s wrong with this picture?"

Read the history of the War on Drugs and the DEA