Drug War Quotes
by Ballard Quass, the Drug War Philosopher
October 24, 2022
Stay tuned for MORE Drug War quotes!
Ten Tweets
against the hateful war on US
The front page of every mycology club page should feature a protest of drug laws that make the study of mycology illegal in the case of certain shrooms. But no one protests. Their silence makes them drug war collaborators because it serves to normalize prohibition.
Drug prohibition is the perfect racist crime. It brought gunfire to inner cities, yet those who seek to end the gunfire pretend that drug prohibition has nothing to do with it.
The healthcare industry turns all the emotional downsides of drug prohibition into "illnesses."
Pro-psychedelic websites tell me to check with my "doctor" before using Mother Nature. But WHY? I'm the expert on my own psychology, damn it. These "doctors" are the ones who got me hooked on synthetic drugs, because they honor microscopic evidence, not time-honored usage.
We know that anticipation and mental focus and relaxation have positive benefits -- but if these traits ae facilitated by "drugs," then we pretend that these same benefits somehow are no longer "real." This is a metaphysical bias, not a logical deduction.
If fearmongering drug warriors were right about the weakness of humankind, there would be no social drinkers, only drunkards.
In 1886, coca enthusiast JJ Tschudi referred to prohibitionists as 'kickers.' He wrote: "If we were to listen to these kickers, most of us would die of hunger, for the reason that nearly everything we eat or drink has fallen under their ban."
If Fentanyl kills, then alcohol massacres. The problem is drug prohibition, not drugs.
There are neither "drugs" nor "meds" as those terms are used today. All substances have potential good uses and bad uses. The terms as used today carry value judgements, as in meds good, drugs bad.
Katie MacBride's one-sided attack on MAPS reminds me of why I got into an argument with Vincent Rado. Yes, psychedelic hype can go too far, but let's solve the huge problem first by ending the drug war!!!
Click here to see All Tweets against the hateful War on Us
The Problem with Following the Science
Kevin Sabet and Drug War 2.0
This site uses no cookies!
This site features no ads!
Thanks for visiting The Drug War Philosopher at abolishthedea.com, featuring essays against America's disgraceful drug war. Updated daily.
Copyright 2025, Brian Ballard Quass
Contact: quass@quass.com
(up)