The President's Anti-Drug Budget
The media campaign, which is run by the drug czars office, has for years emptied its coffers on absurd anti-marijuana advertisements that veer so far from the truth theyre laughable. Take, for example, this ad, which insinuates that marijuana use can lead to rape. This is a particularly dishonest approach considering that alcohol, a legal drug, is a factor in a huge majority of sexual assaults. Yet no one at the drug czars office will say publicly that we should put responsible drinkers in jail.
The president spoke of tightening the belt in Washington, D.C. during the State of the Union address last week. He missed an opportunity today to cut $45 million (the current budget for the media campaign) thats being wasted on ineffective advertising. The media campaign has never been anything but reefer madness, and the new administration should simply eliminate it. If you agree, you can e-mail the White House and let the president know how you feel.
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