by Linda Cheek, MD | Feb, Mon, 2026 | War on Drugs |
President’s Day Reflection: Restoring Liberty by Repealing the Controlled Substances Act This President’s Day, we celebrate the legacy of American leadership — men and women who have worked to uphold liberty, justice, and the rule of law. Yet as we reflect on their...
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How the Controlled Substances Act Attacks Personal Liberty — and Why It Must Be Repealed When the U.S. Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, it did so in the name of public health and safety.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 | 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 | War on Drugs |
For over fifty years, the United States has fought a “war” that can’t be won — a war on its own people. Since President Nixon declared drug abuse “public enemy number one” in 1971, federal, state, and local governments have spent more than $1 trillion enforcing...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Oct, Mon, 2025 | War on Drugs |
Legalizing all drugs is not an act of surrender—it is an act of reclaiming reason, science, and compassion from a system long driven by fear and punishment. The evidence shows that prohibition has failed in every goal it was meant to achieve, while legalization offers...