This Thursday at noon, I will be speaking on the War on Drugs at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University Professor Katherine Goldwasser will comment. The speech is sponsored by the Washington University Federalist Society.
This is a timely topi because support for the War on Drugs has gradually eroded in recent years. Public support for marijuana legalization recently broke 50% for the first time, and a variety of groups such as the NAACP, the Global Commission on Drug Policy, and a prominent British panel have called for an end to the War on Drugs this year. Although the Obama administration has so far failed to take advantage of it, there is now much broader political support for at least scaling back the War on Drugs than ever before.