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I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police.

I think that addiction is a very, very important thing that has to be treated, but has to be treated as a health problem and not as a police problem.

When in some communities selling drugs is so lucrative that that's a pretty big enticement that we have to break down. Part of that is by making opportunities and paying decent wages.

And as far as I'm concerned, it's like I say, drugs are not the problem. Other stuff is the problem.

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot acknowledge that drugs are anything but inherently evil and morally wrong.

Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.

Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem.

I don't know if people really want to know how I feel about drugs. I'm not such a stickler. I believe you can choose to live your life any way you want.

Drugs are in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers, preachers, the guy who works for IBM, teenagers on the street, teenagers in school.