Articles by Laurence M. Vance on the Drug War

"The Drugs of John Gray," Mises Daily, October 2009

"The Moral Case for Drug Freedom, Part 1," Freedom Daily, August 2010

"The Moral Case for Drug Freedom, Part 2," Freedom Daily, September 2010

"The Case against Medical Marijuana," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, November 2010

"Why Don't Conservatives Oppose the War on Drugs?" Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, November 2010

"Drug-Warrior Hypocrisy," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, December 2010

"The Drug War Is Expanding," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, February 2011

"Baseball, Steroids, and a Free Society," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, April 2011

"U.S. Attorneys Crack Down on the Tenth Amendment" Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, May 2011

"Why Is the U.S. Fighting Mexico's Drug War?" Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, May 2011

"The 40-Year War on Freedom," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, June 2011

"The War on Drugs Is Senseless," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, August 2011

"The Other Unconstitutional War," The New American, November 7, 2011

"Drug Testing for Welfare Benefits," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, November 2011

"Drug Sentencing Disparities," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, November 2011

"Three Views on the Drug War," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, January 2012

"Should Christians Support the War on Drugs?" LewRockwell.com, March 2012

"The Drug War: Cui Bono?" Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, May 2012

"Twelve Victims of the Drug War," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, June 2012

"Why the War on Drugs Should Be Ended," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, July 2012

"The War on Drugs Is a War on Freedom," LewRockwell.com, October 2012

"The Prospects for Drug Freedom," Future of Freedom Foundation Commentaries, October 2012

"The War on Private Property," LewRockwell.com, October 2012

"The Federal War on Marijuana," FFF Daily, February 2013

"What Every Libertarian Needs to Know about Two Books on the Drug War," LewRockwell.com, February 2013

"The Federal War on Hemp," FFF Daily, February 2013

"Decriminalization, Legalization, or Freedom?" FFF Daily, April 2013

"Sow It Everywhere," LewRockwell.com, August 2013

"Gun Control and Drug Control," FFF Daily, August 2013

"Drug Crusaders or Freedom Crusaders?" FFF Daily, September 2013

"Mises Explains the Drug War," Mises Daily," October 2013

"The Eighteenth Amendment and the War on Drugs," FFF Daily, January 2014

"Hard Questions on the Drug War," LewRockwell.com, January 2014

"Why Do Constitutionalists Support the Drug War?" LewRockwell.com, March 2014

"Drug Warriors Are Harmful: Debunking 7 Myths of Their Own Creation," LewRockwell.com, May 2014

"Why Libertarians Are Right about Drugs," LewRockwell.com, June 2014

"Bush's National Drug Control Policy," LewRockwell.com, August 2014

"What the New York Times Neglected to Say about Marijuana Legalization," FFF Daily, September 2014

"Legalize Heroin," LewRockwell.com, September 2014

"A Small Victory for Freedom," FFF Daily, November 2014

"To End the War on Drugs," LewRockwell.com, December 2014

"What about the Detainees in U.S. Prisons?" FFF Daily, December 2014

"The Root of Support for the Drug War," Future of Freedom, January 2015

"Drug Warriors Are Despicable Creatures," LewRockwell.com, February 2015

"The Drug War Litmus Test," LewRockwell.com, April 2015

"Drugs, Libertarianism, and Ross Ulbricht," LewRockwell.com, June 2015

"Christianity, Libertarianism, and the Drug War," LewRockwell.com, August 2015

"Isn't It Funny?" LewRockwell.com, November 2015

"Conservatism Laid Bare," LewRockwell.com, November 2015

"Five Years Is Five Years to Long," FFF Daily, December 2015

"Why Does the Government Care?" LewRockwell.com, December 2015

"The Libertarian Sticking Point," Future of Freedom, March 2016

"Is Drug Freedom a Tenet of Liberalism?" FFF Daily, March 2016

"Every Home Ought to Be a Safe Zone," FFF Daily, April 2016

"Should Marijuana Be Legalized and Taxed?" FFF Daily, May 2016

"Beware of the $2 Drug Test that Could Cost You Everything," LewRockwell.com, July 2016

"The Latest Excuse for the Drug War," FFF Daily, October 2016

Video Interview with Jacob Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation: "Time to End the War on Drugs." November 2016

"Marijuana and a Free Society," LewRockwell.com, December 2016

"Marijuana through the Ages," LewRockwell.com, January 2017

"What If?"  LewRockwell.com, February 2017

"States' Rights and the War on Drugs," FFF Daily, March 2017

"The Problem with Harris County's Relaxing of Its Marijuana Laws," FFF Daily, April 2017

"The Medical Marijuana Racket," LewRockwell.com, June 2017

"The Marijuana Juggernaut Rolls On," Future of Freedom, February 2017

"Cows and Cannabis," FFF Daily, August 2017

"Decriminalization Is Not Enough," FFF Daily, October 2017

"Movies and Marijuana," LewRockwell.com, January 2018

"The Latest Conservative Argument for the Drug War," FFF Daily, March 2018

"Why Not Execute Alcohol and Tobacco Dealers?" LewRockwell.com, March 2018

"Here Are 8 Stubborn Facts on the Drug War in America," LewRockwell.com, April 2018

"Does Drug Testing Violate Libertarian Principles?" LewRockwell.com, April 2018

"Senator Schumer vs. the GOP," LewRockwell.com, May 2018

"The People Who Really Deserve a Trump Pardon," FFF Daily, May 2018

"Constitutional Conservatives Fail the Drug Test," FFF Daily, July 2018

"An Unnecessary Bill," LewRockwell.com, July 2018

"There Is No Death in the Pot," LewRockwell.com, August 2018

"O Canada, and the Drug War," Future of Freedom, November 2018

"Pure Evil," FFF Daily, November 2018

"Voting Right," LewRockwell.com, November 2018

"Marijuana Wins Again," FFF Daily, November 2018

"Marijuana Did Not Kill Your Son," LewRockwell.com, December 2018

"The Dope on Conservative Pot Warriors," LewRockwell.com, January 2019

"The Drug War Is a Failure," FFF Daily, January 2019

John Morgan, the Minimum Wage, and Medical Marijuana," LewRockwell.com, February 2019

"Tobacco Bans and Marijuana Bans," LewRockwell.com, February 2019

"Asking the Wrong Question about Marijuana," FFF Daily, February 2019

"Prohibition Then and Now," LewRockwell.com, June 2019

"What Robert Reich Failed to Say about Marijuana Legalization," FFF Daily, June 2019

"Of Course It Should Be Legal," LewRockwell.com, June 2019

"So Let's Ban Marijuana," LewRockwell.com, July 2019

"Drug Users Are Ultimately Responsible," LewRockwell.com, October 2019

"Why I Am So Passionate about Ending the Drug War," Future of Freedom, November 2019

"Pot or Peanuts?" LewRockwell.com, November 2019

"So What," LewRockwell.com, December 2019

"Is Libertarianism a Mental Illness?" LewRockwell.com, February 2020

"Conservatives Believe in Federalism, Except When They Don't," LewRockwell.com, March 2020

"41 Arguments Against the Drug War," LewRockwell.com, April 2020

"Do Conservatives Really Believe that an Unconstitutional Law Is No Law?" LewRockwell.com, May 2020

"Defund the Drug War," FFF Daily, July 2020

"Magic Mushrooms," FFF Daily, August 2020

"A Catastrophic Misconception and Omission," FFF Daily, September 2020

"Marijuana on the Ballot," LewRockwell.com, November 2020

"Trump Should Pardon More Than Flynn and Two Turkeys," LewRockwell.com, December 2020

"All Hail Democrats," LewRockwell.com, December 2020

"Republican Politicians Are Incorrigible Drug Warriors," FFF Daily, March 2021

"Marijuana Wins," Future of Freedom, February 2021

"Taking the Good with the Bad," FFF Daily, April 2021

"The Real Gateway Drug," FFF Daily, May 2021

"What Is Missing in the Arguments for Marijuana Legalization," FFF Daily, June 2021

"Should a Christian Work for the DEA?" LewRockwell.com, June 2021

"Neither Necessary nor Proper," FFF Daily, July 2021

"The Most Shameful Conservative Attack on Drug Legalization," LewRockwell.com, July 2021

"The Case Against Drug Courts," FFF Daily, November 2021

"Cannabis and the Christian," LewRockwell.com, November 2021

"Marijuana Legalization vs. Marijuana Freedom," FFF Daily, December 2021

"State Marijuana Bills Are a Far Cry from Marijuana Freedom," FFF Daily, March 2022

"Straight Talk on Fentanyl," LewRockwell.com, April 2022

"The Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana Is Not the Issue," FFF Daily, June 2022

"The Inconsistency of Drug Warriors," LewRockwell.com, June 2022

"Time to End the Federal War on Marijuana," LewRockwell.com, August 2022

"The Problem with Marijuana Legalization," FFF Daily, August 2022

"Drug Decriminalization Disaster," FFF Daily, October 2022

"The Republican Death Wish," FFF Daily, October 2022

"The Hypocrisy of Marijuana Crusaders," LewRockwell.com, December 2022

"Why Should Americans Have to Vote to Legalize Marijuana?" FFF Daily, December 2022

"Should Christians Vote for Marijuana Legalization?" LewRockwell.com, December 2022

"The War on Consumption," FFF Daily, February 2023

"Americans Have a Drug Problem," LewRockwell.com, February 2023

"Legalizing Marijuana Is Not a Big Mistake," LewRockwell.com, June 2023

"More Conservative Fearmongering on Marijuana," LewRockwell.com, July 2023

"The Supreme Court Ignores the Real Issue," FFF Daily, October 2023

"Why I Will Never Change My Mind about Marijuana," Future of Freedom, October 2023

"Conservatives, Skittles, and Drugs," FFF Daily, November 2023

"Raw Milk, Marijuana, Tobacco, and Alcohol," FFF Daily, January 2024

"Legalize Nitazenes," FFF Daily, April 2024

"A Tale of Two Amendments," LewRockwell.com, October 2024

"Why Conservative Christians Oppose Marijuana Ballot Initiatives," LewRockwell.com, November 2024

"We Still Need Marijuana Freedom," FFF Daily, November 2024

"One Agency that Trump Shouldn't Nominate Anyone to Lead," LewRockwell.com, December 2024

The Significance of the Eighteenth Amendment," Future of Freedom, January 2025

"A Petition for Freedom," FFF Daily, June 2025

"The Supreme Evil of the Drug War," FFF Daily, January 2026

"Conservatives Are Incorrigible Drug Warriors," FFF Daily, January 2026

"Conservatives Miss the Point on Marijuana," FFF Daily, June 2026

"Second Thoughts on Marijuana Legalization," Future of Freedom, June 2026

"It Is Drug Users Who Are Killing Themselves," LewRockwell.com, July 2026

"Hijabs and Marijuana," LewRockwell.com, August 2026

"The Newest Drug War Boogeyman," FFF Daily, September 2026