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He actually credited his use of pot as helping his thought processes and considered himself intellectually inspired by it (Davidson 1999). His previous writings on the subject appeared much earlier, but under a fictitious pseudonym. In his words:
I am convinced that there are genuine and valid levels of perception available with cannabis (and probably with other drugs) which are, through the defects of our society and our educational system, unavailable to us without such drugs. Such a remark applies not only to self-awareness and to intellectual pursuits, but also to perceptions of real people, a vastly enhanced sensitivity to facial expression, intonations, and choice of words which sometimes yields a rapport so close it's as if two people are reading each other's minds" (Davidson 1999). Even some former federal law enforcement agents have changed their minds about recreational drug use, maintaining that the government's anti-drug laws cause more societal harm than whatever harm they are intended to prevent. According to former U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent Barry Cooper: "When I was raiding houses and destroying families, my conscience was telling me it was wrong, but my need for power, fame and peer acceptance overshadowed my good conscience... I noticed the people I had been arresting were nice people....
They had a balanced checkbook, their kids made straight a's, and I was like, 'This drug is not making people crazy.' "(Farwell 2008)
Solution: The solution to the problems that illegal drug use and trafficking cause in society is to punish any deviant behavior associated with it, just as we punish underage drinking, driving under the influence, being drunk and disorderly in public, sales of tobacco products to minors, and unlicensed liquor manufacturing and interstate tobacco shipping.
It is impossible to object to recreational drug use through any logical argument that could not apply, just as easily, to tobacco and alcohol use, or to sunbathing or overeating. The legitimate purpose of penal law is to protect society from harm caused by individuals, not to protect mentally competent adults from harming themselves ly, should they choose to do so.
Works Cited
Brecher, Edward, M. (1991) Licit & Illicit Drugs. New York: Little Brown & Co.
Coleman, James, C., Butcher, James, N., Carson, Robert, C. (1994) Abnormal Psychology and Human Life. Dallas: Scott, Foresman & Co.
Davidson, Keay. (1999) Carl Sagan: A Life. New York: Wiley & Sons.
Farwell, Scott. Man Who Sells Tips on How to Avoid Arrest Is Running for Congress; the Dallas Morning News (Mar. 3/08)
Gerrig, Richard, J., Zimbardo, Phillip, G. (2005)
Psychology and Life 18th Ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Works Cited
Brecher, Edward, M. (1991) Licit & Illicit Drugs. New York: Little Brown & Co.
Coleman, James, C., Butcher, James, N., Carson, Robert, C. (1994) Abnormal Psychology and Human Life. Dallas: Scott, Foresman & Co.
Davidson, Keay. (1999) Carl Sagan: A Life. New York: Wiley & Sons.
Farwell, Scott. Man Who Sells Tips on How to Avoid Arrest Is Running for Congress; the Dallas Morning News (Mar. 3/08)
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