Drug War

The Drug War Against Black America (video)

by Radley Balko February 10, 2016

This is a speech delivered by Washington Post columnist Radley Balko at a conference entitled "The Drug War Against Black America" held on November 14, 2015, at Morgan State University in Baltimore. The conference was co-sponsored by The Future of Freedom Foundation and the Pre-Law Association at Morgan State. The introducer is a member ...

Seema Sadanandan: The Drug War Against Black America (video)

by Seema Sadanandan February 5, 2016

The Future of Freedom Foundation and the Morgan State University Pre-Law Association presented a one-day conference on the campus of Morgan State University on Saturday, November 14, 2015, that addressed the war on drugs and its adverse consequences on American society, especially on African-Americans. “The Drug War Against Black America” featured an all-star lineup of ...

The Drug War Against Black America (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 23, 2015

The Future of Freedom Foundation and the Morgan State University Pre-Law Association presented a one-day conference on the campus of Morgan State University on Saturday, November 14, 2015, that addressed the war on drugs and its adverse consequences on American society, especially on African-Americans. “The Drug War Against Black America” featured an all-star lineup of ...

The Drug War against Black America

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 13, 2015

The Future of Freedom Foundation and the Morgan State University Pre-Law Association present a one-day conference on the campus of Morgan State University at the University Student Center Theater on Saturday, November 14, 2015, that will address the war on drugs and its adverse consequences on American society, ...

The Libertarian Angle – Drug War: Decriminalization or Legalization?

by Jacob G. Hornberger July 22, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger discusses the hot topics of the day. This week, Jacob discusses the inherent evil of the drug war. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

Prohibition’s Killing Fields

by Matthew Harwood July 1, 2015

Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari (New York: Bloomsbury, 2015), 400 pages. When American bombs began to rain down on Vietnam, the country’s water buffalo reacted queerly. The fields full of opium had always been there, but once the U.S. munitions fell around them, the water buffalo left their pastures ...

Stop the Wars on Drugs & Terrorism (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation April 30, 2015

The Future of Freedom Foundation and Young Americans for Liberty presented a one-day conference on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin at the LBJ Auditorium in the Lyndon B. Johnson Library on Saturday, April 11, 2015, that addressed the war on drugs and the war on terrorism. “Stop the Wars on Drugs and Terrorism” featured an ...

Conference: “Stop the Wars on Drugs and Terrorism”

by Future of Freedom Foundation April 10, 2015

The Future of Freedom Foundation and Young Americans for Liberty present a one-day conference on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin at the LBJ Auditorium in the Lyndon B. Johnson Library on Saturday, April 11, 2015, that will address the war on drugs and the war on ...

The Libertarian Angle: Chasing the Scream: The Drug War

by Future of Freedom Foundation February 18, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: the drug war. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

The Root of Support for the Drug War

by Laurence M. Vance January 1, 2015

Although many states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes, some states have decriminalized the possession of certain amounts of marijuana, and four states (Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington) have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, bipartisan support for the drug war throughout the United States continues unabated and unquestioned. Why? Why do so many Americans think that the ...

A Small Victory for Freedom

by Laurence M. Vance November 6, 2014

One of the most ridiculous things about the government’s war on drugs is that it classifies marijuana in the same category as dangerous drugs such as heroin, thus making marijuana worse than morphine, cocaine, methamphetamine, and phenobarbital. Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). As a Schedule I drug, marijuana ...

The Libertarian Angle: Highway Robbery and the Drug War

by Future of Freedom Foundation September 8, 2014

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: Highway Robbery and the Drug War. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.