Rand Paul: Look, the last two presidents could conceivably have been put in jail for their drug use. And I really think look what would have happened: It would have ruined their lives. They got lucky, but a lot of poor kids, particularly in the inner city, don’t get lucky, they don’t have good attorneys and they go to jail for these things and I think it’s a big mistake.
Chris Wallace: [Laughing] I actually think it would be the last three presidents, but who’s counting?
” Rand Paul Gives His Lengthiest Answer Yet About the Drug War - Hit & Run : Reason.com“Prohibition didn’t work because alcohol — wine, beer, spirits — were already intimately woven into America’s culture, and cultural heritage. Marijuana is not.”
O yeah, marijuana hasn’t played any role in our music, movies, politics, comedy, etc….
“For starters, this is not your parents’ pot.”
This is one of the oldest cliches in drug journalism.
