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"truth: the Anti-drugwar"

"Brian Bennett's site was a shock. I stumbled on it and suddenly realized that it made more sense than almost anything I had read on the net. It is sensible, based upon coldly rational analysis, and created by someone who is statistically literate. How odd and refreshing at this stage in our history. This site is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the strange and irrational nature of our drug strategies." -- Arnold S. Trebach, Professor Emeritus, American University, founder of the Drug Policy Foundation, and former president of the International Antiprohibitionist League Author or co-author of numerous books including "The Great Drug War" and "Legalize It? Debating American Drug Policy". His latest work "Fatal Distraction: The War on Drugs in the Age of Islamic Terror" is now available. Visit his website at www.trebach.com "It's obvious you have put many hours into your site and the information you have gathered tells the truth in pictures that no one can ignore. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and your graphs certainly prove that to be true. The presentation of facts is outstanding. How can anyone ignore this truth!?" "Go for it, Brian. This is great stuff. I just don't think that the public wants to know the truth." "Right on brother - way to stand up!" "Just want to thank you for spending your time making and maintaining your website. I especially like the use of charts from government sources. It is pretty hard for supporters of the war on drugs to argue with facts." "I just want to thank you for the work you have obviously done in constructing your website on the drug war. It takes guts for a man to put his ethical principles ahead of social acceptance, and I applaud your effort." "Brian C. Bennett's 'truth: the Anti-drugwar' is the best resource I have found for quickly retrieving the well documented data I use around the world in my presentations on ending drug prohibition. Brian is not only a superb researcher, he also has the unique ability to communicate his findings so you can drill down many levels through charts and tables indicating exactly where his data came from and why it was chosen." -- Jack A. Cole, former NJ State Police narcotics officer, founding member and current Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). Website "Brian Bennett's 'truth: the Anti-drugwar' is the best anti-drug war site on the net. It was the most useful resource I used in writing my book, "Lies, Damn Lies, and Drug War Statistics". Bennett, unlike the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is honest and transparent in his use of statistics -- ironically, the same statistics ONDCP manipulates and distorts to justify continuing the drug war. I recommend it to all people interested in the truth about America's drug war." -- Matthew Robinson, PhD, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Appalachian State University Author, "Justice Blind? Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice" Website "Watch out for Brian Bennett's web site. First you'll find yourself answering all the questions about drugs you wondered about but could never find the information for on government sites. As you navigate through simply and easily, it suddenly becomes clearer and clearer: The Drug War is an indisputable waste of money." -- Mitch Earleywine, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Albany (SUNY) Author of "Understanding Marijuana -- A New Look At The Scientific Evidence". Available from Amazon.com "We have just finished reading your web site and want to say "Good on ya!". We feel the same way as you do, about standing up for people's right to use cannabis either recreationally or medicinally. We have been writing to members of our Government, Drug Strategy 'advisors' and many other people and have had few responses (not surprising!). Even those who seem to agree are reluctant to participate. It is most frustrating." "I've visted your site, found it to be wonderful, and just finished with informing 39 other activists about it (and I ain't done yet)." "You have to know just how useful your hard work has been for me. Whenever I have a speaking engagement, presentation or debate, truth: the anti-Drugwar is one of my first stops." "Thank you brother, I know how you feel and am in the same boat, just a note to cheer you up, you are not alone. I'll keep it short for now, I signed up as a friend of LEAP, great stuff, a dream become true. Meanwhile I'll heed your warning about open manholes and electric knifes." "To whom it may concern: I respect the fact that you have an email to address concerns about your site. Thank you: that is more than your contemporaries are willing to share apparently. Good for you! I will review this with my 14 year old and see what she thinks." "Your site is insane. Those charts and shit must have taken forever. I know cause I have done some of the same work. Great job and keep it up." "Government statistics can be like a big bramble thicket, and anyone who's ever done any reporting relying heavily on state or federal facts and figures knows that, when you've got a bureaucrat hiding inside his numbers, it's nearly impossible to pull them out. Nowhere is this more true than when dealing with marijuana, with the feds maintaining a death grip on their hysterical Drug War arguments in the face of ever-mounting evidence proving they are just plain wrong." "Thank goodness for Brian Bennett, who has given us a toe-hold on sanity. There's more to be done, but here's one stat-man willing to attempt the not-so-impossible task of sorting out what the numbers on marijuana really say. Somebody give this guy a grant and a publicist." -- Dean Kuipers, author of "Burning Rainbow Farm: How a Stoner Utopia Went Up in Smoke" now available "Excellent web site. Had I known of its existence while researching The Naked Truth About Drugs, I would not have pulled out so many of my hairs trying to navigate the mess of (mis)information put out by our government. It is your dedication to exposing the truth about drugs that can help end our national nightmare. Kudos, Brian - and keep up the good work." -- Daniel E. Williams, Author, The Naked Truth About Drugs Website "Your idea and website is VERY cool! Keep up the great work!" -- Jason King, Renowned marijuana connoisseur and photographer, author of "The Cannabible" and "The Cannabible 2". Website "Bennett has taken the U.S. government's data and presented it in a far clearer, more straightforward form than the 'official' reports ever do. This is an extremely valuable resource." -- Bruce Mirken, Director of Communications, Marijuana Policy Project. MPP Website "I am a staunch advocate for the legalization of marijuana, not because I'm some ex-cop hippie, but I truly believe that there is a legitimate place for both medical and recreational use of marijuana; and that the drug war is such a huge failure. We are simply "throwing bad money after good" in keeping drugs illegal. Thank you for your thorough research and please keep up the good work." "You base your opinions on extensive experience in working in this area, and it makes me feel better knowing that it isn't just my own narrow opinion from personal family experience that makes me think that prohibition is a stupid way to attack a problem." "Thanks for all your work for reform, Brian. Keep it simple, sweetheart! That's my motto." "I came across your website a few months ago and have found it to be one of the best resources around on the absurdity of the supposed War on Drugs. I also spend a lot of time thinking about and discussing this crime that our government continues to perpetrate against its constituents and have found your site to be an excellent resource to back up what I have always known to be true with facts that cannot be disputed by the drugwarriors." "I liked your site a lot, but honestly, I have to say that I thought that it overlooked one important fact: that politics really has nothing to do with the truth." "I just wanted to compliment you on your well-thought-out web site. I am in complete agreement with your desire to end the drug war. The money that could be saved by taxing and regulating the various drugs in a more logical way could be used for so many causes. Who knows, it might even put a dent in our national debt."