It's worth noting that quote was actually first published 5 years ago, and its veracity is in dispute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ehrlichman#Drug_war_q

It's worth noting that quote was actually first published 5 years ago, and its veracity is in dispute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ehrlichman#Drug_war_quote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ehrlichman#Drug_war_quote I do believe the War on Drugs has been a terrible policy, doing disproportionate harm to Blacks and other marginalized people. I'm not convinced that was the intent by most of those who supported its creation and sustained it.