This episode sees our crusading commentators take on the War on Drugs. The failure of the War on Drugs does not seem to be in dispute, as agreed upon by such public figures as noted conservative William F. Buckley and retired liberal news reporter Walter Cronkite. Indeed, with the amount of money spent to date on the war on drugs far surpassing that spent on WWI, WWII, the War in Vietnam, or even the War on Terror, it seems absurd to continue a program that has failed to significantly alter the level of teen drug abuse in the United States.
The war on drugs began with the Nixon administration and continues to this day. This same period of history has seen the United States prison population quadruple since 1980, due mainly to the increase in the arrest and prosecution rate of non-violent, drug-related offenders. Indeed, the popularity of the internet has led to a rise in sites dedicated to documenting drug use experiences and promoting experimentation. So Hawke and Dove should agree, but in true contrarian fashion, they don’t.
Topics covered include:
- The US War on Drugs (”WOD”)
- Corporate Slogans
- Drug Use and Distribution
- Known drug offenders in the public media
- LSD strength measured in micrograms
- Prevalence in society
- Lindsay Lohan does drugs
- Love and Behavior
- Societal Boundaries
- Medical Marijuana
- The Slippery Slope of Legalization
- The infamous “End of the World” Parties at Porter College (University of California Santa Cruz) in the early 1980’s
- Tactile Sensations under the Influence
- Prohibition
- The Relationship Between Drugs and Violence
- The Relationship Between Hawke, Dove, and Myron