by Thomas A. Constantine

About the author: Thomas A. Constantine is the former superintendent of the New York State Police and the former administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

During my 39-year career in law enforcement, in my positions as Superintendent of the New York State Police and as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and now as I return to private life, I have passionately believed that legalizing drugs is wrong, immoral, and suicidal for our society. Having seen first-hand the devastation that drug use and availability have had on many segments of our society over the past thirty years, I know deep in my heart that any effort to make more drugs available to the American people including our children and the poor—which, make no mistake is what legalization...