Lawrence Lessig on Drugs

War on Drugs is most self-destructive war in U.S. history

We must acknowledge the mistake of this war. Not the mistake in its objective--to protect the vulnerable against debilitating addiction. Instead, the mistake in its means. We should treat addiction like a disease, with compassion and support.

I therefore support the legalization of marijuana--not because I want my children to use that drug, but because I recognize the limits of government's power in a free society. I would also press the federal government to develop plans to decriminalize other controlled substances--at least when it is clear that the cost of prohibition exceeds any benefit to society