Lost Cause?

October, 2003

As executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance (drugpolicy.org), Ethan Nadelmann has been one of the most vocal critics of the federal war on drugs. A former Princeton professor, he founded the alliance in 1994 with backing from billionaire George Soros. Nadelmann spoke with writer Daniel Lazare.Playboy: Are we fighting a lost cause?Nadelmann: Not at all. Surveys have shown that most Americans believe the drug war has failed. More than two thirds support treatment rather than incarceration fo...

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