Sgt. Miguel Nieto: “As a police officer and a minority, I can say definitively the fear between police and minority citizens comes 90% from the War on Drugs. Fear is its harvest.” Show more |
Retired Judge Samuel Jacobs: “For half a century we’ve tried and failed to get the racial and class discrepancies out of the drug war. It can’t be done. That alone is reason to stop.” Show more |
Gov. Cheryl Knotts: “The Drug War made sense to me as a prosecutor. No more. Not only are there virtually no benefits, but the race disparities, waste of public funds, and . . .” Show more |
Fmr. Secretary of State Paula Stone: “The illegal drug labs in China and India alone exceed 100,000, and many fund terrorism. Legalization is the only way to succeed.” Show more |
Capt. Frank Buss: “Drug Prohibition’s ills are almost too lengthy to cover. But to my mind, the worst is the savaging of children. They’ve been lured in as users, dealers, and . . .” Show more |
Judge Eleanor Smith: “In once-peaceful parts of our city children are growing up with parents in prison, gunfire on their streets, and a state of terror in their lives.” Show more |