It is known as the "forbidden fruit hypothesis". There is a lot of research in regards to this hypothesis and its impact on Sex, Alcohol, and Cigarettes, but there is admittedly less published research on drug use.

I believe this topic is covered in: 2009 Utah L. Rev. 105 (2009)
Predicting the Future: A Bad Reason to Criminalize Drug Use; Husak, Douglas

I am unable to access the whole thing though without paying for it.

Satisfied?

Watch " Scarface " and pay attention, Drugs are illegal because they make a few people very rich and powerfull ( Mob, politicians, bankers, lawyers,crooked cops) and these people want it to stay that way. Did Lucky Luciano want booze legal? Drugs will never be legal, there's just too much money to be made by the "usual suspects" keeping the laws as they are.

Some A+ trolling in this article, well done.

As a counterpoint to his marijuana-saps-motivation arguments, I present Hal Incandenza. Also myself. I get productive as hell after smoking a bit.

Not just crooked cops.

Did you really post an entire article with no link?

You do not think there is a issue when you have to use a chemical to get motivated? Not that I oppose you doing what you have to do or am ignorant of the fact that, in some cases, drugs increase the quality of life. However, in many cases, drug use is a symptom of an underlying problem which leads to self medication then addiction. This highlights the need for treatment in many cases to identify these issue and provide the education and therapy for effective utilization of drugs and other recovery tools that in most cases probably would lead to less drug use.

I'm not sure where I stand on the legalization of drugs, however, I'm convinced treatment should be paramount with any solution, which seems to go ignored in most political discussions.

Probably not the best example considering what happened to his creator.

Me too.

Ted Belling should write less.

Uh what? The occasional bong rip just makes me more willing to get stuff done. It's not the only thing that motivates and I don't rely on it by any means.

Though coffee is a different story. I would start cracking skulls if I had to give that **** up.

I'd take DFW's brain in an instant, even if it meant I would eventually collapse under the weight of my own pretension.

Every time I see your name now my brain is going to see it as Chuckbong...tyvm.

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http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/18/us...-and-jews.html

Read this earlier:


Interesting, allegedly coming from the man that created the War on Drugs.

Turned on the news today, 52% of all arrests are "marijuana arrests." Pretty ridiculous. Not a partaker myself, but that's such a huge waste of time and resources.

Wow. Although, it does not appear they were too bright to develop such a sinister plan.

Nixon hated non white straight males...it's not much of a shocker.