But guess what. The President of the United States does not control whether people use drugs. I wonder if the President would mind. And all Congress does is pass more laws with stiffer mandatory sentences, so that with the 1995 crime bill, it is actually possible to get the death penalty for merely possessing a certain quantity of certain drugs. And guess what.
People still use drugs.
The past two decades have seen an explosion in this hypocritical political so-called drug war that makes Vietnam look like a decisive victory. People still use drugs. Some of you in the room are stoned right now. I'm not guessing, it's just a simple fact. The rules have changed, is all.