The Playboy Forum

March, 1975

White House Aide on PotI was pleased to see that Dr. Robert L. Dupont, head of the White House Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention, has stated publicly, "Criminal penalties have clearly failed to prevent widespread use of marijuana." Dupont addressed last November's conference of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), and his appearance before that organization may in itself be a sign that the Administration is adopting a more progressive approa...