by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Fri, 2026 | War on Drugs |
Ending the war on drugs in the United States requires a coordinated plan that moves from punishment to regulation, repeals the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and builds a public‑health–centered system for all currently illegal drugs. So how do we do that? Here are...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Tue, 2026 | War on Drugs |
How the Controlled Substances Act Attacks Personal Liberty — and Why It Must Be Repealed When the U.S. Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, it did so in the name of public health and safety. The law’s stated purpose was to curtail the abuse of...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Fri, 2026 | Convicted physician |
How the Controlled Substances Act Empowers Criminal Organizations — and Why It Must Be Repealed For more than fifty years, the United States has waged a “War on Drugs” under the authority of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970. Promising to suppress...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Dec, Mon, 2025 | War on Drugs |
End the War on Drugs: Lower Healthcare costs Repealing the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and legalizing all drugs would cut U.S. healthcare costs by lowering insurance premiums, reducing expensive crisis care, and replacing the “drug war” model with evidence-based...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Dec, Fri, 2025 | Convicted physician |
Repealing the Controlled Substances Act: How Ending the War on Drugs Would Improve Public Health For over fifty years, U.S. drug policy has been dominated by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970—legislation that created the legal framework for the “War on...