Steve Kubby says: “The War on Drugs is in reality a War on Freedom. It is a war that brings misery to millions of Americans - far out of proportion to any real threat from the drugs themselves. Through the misguided efforts to stem the rising tide of drug use, our government has created a lucrative industry for gangsters and violent criminals while generating the wider use of harder, ever more addictive and violent drugs. Under the banner of the War on Drugs, we have subsidized criminal activities and created a new police state, with more people behind bars than any other country in the world. Over 400,000 people are arrested each year for marijuana possession. Right now, at least 600,000 of our fellow citizens are rotting in American jails for acts that would never have been considered crimes until sixty years ago. It is to these American POWs, these prisoners of the War on Freedom, that this book is dedicated.

“We claim to be a diverse, pluralistic, multicultural society, and yet we have 'Zero Tolerance' for personal consumption of natural, psychoactive plants and fungi. We hold ourselves to be the showcase of freedom for all the world, and yet we have more of our citizens behind bars than any other country on Earth. Our politicians would have you believe that we are a sick society that breeds dangerous criminals, when the truth is these cowardly career politicians have criminalized more activities than any other society. It's a nasty web of suspicion, paranoia, and forfeiture intended to distract the public from the gross incompetence of politicians who have bankrupted our economy, destroyed many of our civil liberties, and created a reign of terror.

“Yes, drugs can be dangerous, but not nearly as dangerous as armed government agents who trash the Bill of Rights, kick down doors, seize private property and drag otherwise honest and decent citizens off to jail. Our Founding Fathers would never have allowed this War on Freedom and neither should we. It's time for us to stop playing on people's fears and come up with a saner policy on drugs.

“Drugs are dangerous, but those who tell you that drugs are Public Enemy Number One are creating a smoke screen to hide the real issues. This country is in serious trouble. The government that is now in power is in open violation of the Constitution. Police and government agents have suspended the Bill of Rights and now seize a billion dollars a year from helpless citizens. Americans, even those who do not use drugs, now live in fear of secret police from the IRS, FDA, DEA, FBI, CIA and ATF who can take away everything you own and not even charge you with a crime. DARE agents are paid $90,000 a year to urge school children to turn in their parents, friends and family members who may be smoking pot at home.”

Contents: The War on Freedom; Ecotopia; Zero Tolerance; Don't Tread On Me!; We, The People; Voodoo Economics; Free Markets; Liberty Or Death!; Criminalizing Nature; The Evil Empire; The Altered States of America; The Tactical Use of LSD 25; The Undiscovered Country; Inhale To The Chief!; Log On, Tune In, Take Over; Western Civilization Is The Disease; Rights of Passage; Subvert The Dominant Paradigm; Higher Consciousness; Molecular Theology; Manna From Heaven; In Jesus' Name, We Prey; Visionary Healing; Coming Of Age; Downloading The Cosmic Design; And Much, Much More.

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