On drugs: dissecting Dalrymple

Possibly relevant to Obama's recent decision to allow state laws on medical marijuana to have some force. Adrian Gaty brought this essay, "Don't Legalize Drugs," by Theodore Dalrymple, to my attention a couple of years ago. I thought it needed to be taken apart in detail. It's much too long for the front page, so, after the jump …

Never mind. I can't bear the nagging feeling of copyright violation any more. Just go read Milton Friedman.