Drug Prohibition: “Karen’s Laws”
The real reason that drugs are increasingly hard to get isn’t safety – it’s soul-sucking, joyless, smug Karens. Prohibition should be known as “Karen’s Laws.”
The real reason that drugs are increasingly hard to get isn’t safety – it’s soul-sucking, joyless, smug Karens. Prohibition should be known as “Karen’s Laws.”
The government’s role should be to inform and protect, not to dominate and dictate. When laws like the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 go beyond mandating accurate labeling and instead criminalize individuals for making personal choices about what they consume or produce, we’ve crossed a dangerous line as Americans. Rather than providing a…
Heroin and Alcohol: One is a deadly, brain-rotting, violence-inducing poison. The other comes from a seed pod. If you’re a regular visitor of antiprohibit.org, you’ll know that we believe that drug prohibition isn’t compatible with American ideals. The most obvious of which are self-determinism, manifest destiny, personal liberty, bodily autonomy, and privacy. It has become…
Drug prohibition contradicts American ideals like personal freedom, limited government, and free markets. Prohibition expands government power, fuels black markets, and disproportionately harms marginalized groups while ignoring evidence supporting alternatives like decriminalization. Policy reform is needed to align drug policy with the values of liberty and justice.
Why “rescheduling” drugs won’t cut it. Descheduling is the way forward, but what’s the difference?
As of 2023, the United States’ national debt has reached an astounding $34 trillion. This enormous figure reflects years of ineffective, wasteful fiscal policies, economic fluctuations, and substantial spending, particularly on the War on Drugs. Nixon’s war was aimed at reducing illegal drug use through strict enforcement and prohibition, but the result has been a…
Drug prohibition in the United States has long been criticized not only for its ineffectiveness and punitive nature but also for its deeply rooted racial biases. The 1994 Crime Bill, officially known as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, was a pivotal piece of legislation that exemplified how drug laws disproportionately target and…
For years, cannabis enthusiasts have rallied for the right to light up without legal repercussions, and their efforts are finally bearing fruit. The push for cannabis law reform is sweeping across the globe, turning a once-taboo topic into a mainstream conversation. From state legislatures to coffee shop debates, the question is no longer “if” but…