Is the drug war really about protecting children? The evidence suggests that far from keeping kids safe, drug prohibition actually gives them more access to drugs, and that the drug war makes their world more dangerous than narcotics themselves ever could.
Three marijuana studies were released in three separate countries in March: two confirm medicinal benefits of marijuana, and one signals a possible health risk. Guess which study made headlines? To ease the paranoia prompted by that third study, Adam Smith interviews Harvard University's Dr. Lester Grinspoon, one of the world's foremost marijuana researchers.
