Drug abuse is not a victimless crime

In this increasingly permissive age, we are told that drug abuse is a victimless crime. The Wikipedia entry for "victimless crime" includes "recreational drug use." In July, President Obama commuted the sentences of nearly four dozen men and women convicted of selling drugs (mainly crack or cocaine), downplaying their crimes as "non-violent drug offenses." Libertarian groups such as the Cato Institute and even some Republican candidates such as Senator Rand Paul say it is time to end the war on

In this increasingly permissive age, we are told that drug abuse is a victimless crime. The Wikipedia entry for "victimless crime" includes "recreational drug use." In July, President Obama commuted the sentences of nearly four dozen men and women convicted of selling drugs (mainly crack or cocaine), downplaying their crimes as "non-violent drug offenses." Libertarian groups such as the Cato Institute and even some Republican candidates such as Senator Rand Paul say it is time to end the war on…