Drug czar flunks history and economics

[RainDog]

9. Well, yeah, the most basic problem is that he isn't allowed to tell the truth

http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/drug-czar-required/

the Drug Czar is Required by Law to Lie

Responsibilities. –The Director– [...]

(12) shall ensure that no Federal funds appropriated to the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall be expended for any study or contract relating to the legalization (for a medical use or any other use) of a substance listed in schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and take such actions as necessary to oppose any attempt to legalize the use of a substance (in any form) that–

is listed in schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812); and
has not been approved for use for medical purposes by the Food and Drug Administration;

In other words, Americans waste A LOT of money paying salaries to staff a bureaucracy that is nothing more than a propaganda office for the Alcohol, Oil, and Pharma Industries.

You have to laugh to know that we fund an office of the govt. to make sure Americans keep bad laws on the books.