Milton Friedman on America's Drug Forum pt.1of3

I don't think you should equate drugs with candy

you are free to think whatever you want but I am talking about a principle, and that is - children are not adults and it is nonsense to argue that something should be illegal for everyone because you would not want your children to use it. for example, the fact that an adult can drink alcohol does not imply that a child can do the same.

Well, you are going against Milton's principles...no gov't intervention. It's the parents responsiblility not the gov't

Well parents should be the ones to tell if there kids to drink or not. Unless there intentionally harming them. I don't think government can question it.

Depends on the drug and the age of the child I guess. Shooting up a three year old with heroin is not the same as letting your 17 year old have a glass of wine or a puff of weed. Would you put parents who smoke around their children in jail? As soon as kids are involved it gets much more complicated, but the general principle of leaving adults to make their own choices about their own health makes sense to me.

Yes, I would put them in jail. The other thing is where is the line to be drawn? Some would say 10, others would say 18. Hell, why not 5????