Jacob Sullum on Crack and Meth Myths in Forbes

While most
people have discovered through personal experience that the
government was lying to them about marijuana’s hazards, Jacob
Sullum says, it is easier to demonize less popular drugs such as
crack cocaine and methamphetamine. Any attempt to question the use
of force in dealing with these drugs therefore must begin by
separating reality from horror stories, Sullum writes in
Forbes, and that is where Columbia
neuropsychopharmacologist Carl Hart comes in.

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