Public Policy

There are just too many ways to get drugs across borders for a fence or a wall to make that much difference.

We’re talking about legal responsibility now, and that can run far afield from conventional moral judgment.

Some states have gone bonkers in their haste to make medical pot available for a host of conditions where it likely won’t be of much use.

As has been the case in many states that have gone this route, it was the impassioned pleas of patients and family members that played a deciding role.

At the moment, we in America aren’t talking or thinking very much about the possible consequences of a dramatic increase in cannabis use.

The pharmaceutical industry, in spite of their immense resources, may not be the best candidate to come up with a solution.

Current drug laws are structured in such a way as to leave law enforcement permanently behind and struggling to catch up.

We routinely received assurances from experts that abuse and addiction were not going to be a big problem once access to opioids had been greatly expanded.

I’m always surprised when some pro athlete tests positive on the first day of training camp– what, he didn’t get the memo?

Epidemics do tend to end at some point, but they leave considerable destruction in their wake.