I am talking here mostly about pot because it is intrinsically one of the cheapest and safest of the illegal mind benders. However, I bet investigation of the relationship of heroin and cocaine usage to alcohol consumption is similarly negative, as is the usage of marijuana. The more of the one, the less of the other. That is, any words that tend to promote the use of illegal drugs or discuss any positive aspects of these substances. They point out that existing treaties already compel signatories to suppress such annoying dissenting voices and that the United States, for reasons many of these autocrats do not and cannot understand, has refused to legislate the necessary instruments to carry out the policy.
Freedom of speech is so difficult to understand.
Despite our flirtation with prohibitionists, we have a very long tradition of cherishing and protecting this basic freedom. There is some good news around these developments. Respected commentators are casting the whole issue as a struggle, not as a foregone conclusion. And that, perchance, is the best news of all. This was especially noteworthy among the young, but actually was true for ALL segments of society.