Jacob Sullum

Author of Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use

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About the Author

A senior editor at Reason, Jacob Sullum writes a weekly column for Creators Syndicate that appears in newspapers across the country. His work has also appeared in Cigar Aficionado, National Review, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New York Times. He lives in northern Virginia with his show more wife and daughte show less

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Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use (2003) 114 copies

For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health (1998) 37 copies

Lay off the fatties: they're not hurting anybody--maybe not even themselves.(Fat Politics: The Real Story behind… 1 copy

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Advertising (Introducing Issues With Opposing Viewpoints : 2007) (2006) — Contributor — 8 copies

Advertising: Opposing Viewpoints (2006) (2005) — Contributor — 8 copies

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Saying Yes by Jacob Sullum

This book has completely changed my perspective on the U.S. War on Drugs. As a kid I went to a Just Say No rally with Kirk Cameron and Nancy Reagon. I believed that heroin is addictive after one use. I saw crack eat up South Central Los Angeles.

Or so I thought.

Sullum believes not only believes in legalizing drugs but also that drugs can be used by adults for pleasure...and it's ok.

Why are alcohol and tobacco legal while marijuana is not? Is one truly worse for you than the other?

This is a well-researched, easy to read book. I think everyone should read it.… (more)

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