[LowOiL]

Why don't you get the "Reagan In His Own Voice" audio set and you can listen for yourself.

I thought about it. But I did get a small glimpse of it from a few sites. I don't see how they can get 1000 radio shows into a few cd's though (unless it was in mp3 format which is fine for me). The only quotes I get of that dirrection are from his son, not Reagan. If you have a direct quote, use it please, we would love to hear it. Please post a URL to back it up so I can make sure it is not Micheal Reagan's opinion instead of a Reagan quote.

[AntiGuv]

I already included the only direct quote that I recall off the top of my head:

Talking about marijuana: "If adults want to take such chances, that is their business." - Ronald Reagan

I really don't think this seems ambiguous. For those who've studied Reagan's bio, it's well-known that he was quite libertarian in his 70s commentaries. It's also well-known that he switched later during his Presidential years after Nancy's 'Just Say No' campaign.

Jedigirl included his statement about government not existing to protect people from themselves. Yes, one could make the argument that Reagan later decided MJ was such a threat that people had to be protected from others. If so, I think his earlier position was the more valid one.

More likely, I think Reagan either gave in to the institutional weight of the prohibition war or alternately was fed a lot of misinformation by the drug warriors which are still out pounding the airwaves with distortions and half-truths about marijuana.

I don't have the book yet, since I only found out about it a few weeks ago, but the fuller transcripts for this and other radio broadcasts are supposedly included there.