“Even though there are snakes in the world, it’s good to go barefoot so you can feel the grass between your toes.” —Ted Roberts The War on Drugs, the near-uniform drug policy of global governments, has increased violence, crime, death, disease, and incarceration. A less obvious result of the prohibitive and punitive approach to drug policy is stunted scientific progress resulting from bureaucratic friction.
Heck yes. Great review of the ridiculous and non-sensical labyrinth of red tape we've set up to shoot ourselves in the foot.