The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences.

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Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired...

Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired...

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is make by...

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is make by...

Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue...

Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue...

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can...

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can...

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger...

The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger...

When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways,...

When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways,...

Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere...

Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere...

There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and...

There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and...

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special...

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special...

I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need...

I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need...

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open...

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open...

Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in...

Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in...

I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but...

I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but...

Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their...

Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their...

If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So...

If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So...

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in...

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in...

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The...

The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The...

The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely...

The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely...