Alcohol Regulation Quotes
The poem was his summary of the Wickersham Commission’s (National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement) conclusion regarding Prohibition.
Friedman was an advocate for the legalization of illicit drugs, claiming that the harm that is done by making drugs illegal is greater than that which would occur if drugs were legalized. He also observed that alcohol kills times the number of Americans than does illegal drugs and tobacco kills four times as many as alcohol.
i.e. serving no intoxicating beverages at the White House The practice to which he was referring was serving no intoxicating beverages at the White House.
With the exception of during church, drinking was allowed. However, inviting others to drink was prohibited. In a sense there is a modern European parallel in that drinking is legal in most countries but advertising alcohol on television is not. The deed is allowed; the marketing, not.
This was a great surprise to most conservatives who assumed that Robertson, a major conservative leader and ordained minister would be opposed to drug legalization.
This method of substance abuse prevention represents what scientists now call “environmental prevention” where instead of dealing with individual alcoholics the environment is altered to reduce the likelihood of developing fewer alcohol-related problems. Almost every state uses Locke’s principle and regulates the number of liquor outlets in any most areas. Those communities which have a very high density of bars and liquor stores tend to have more alcohol-related violence. The riots of the Watts area of Los Angeles in the late 20th century took place in one of the highest densities of liguor stores in the country.
