Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Our continued insistence on treating drug addicts, once apprehended, as criminals is neither humane nor effective.

A principal objective there is to provide the maximum deterrent to people who believe aggression pays with a minimum cost to us and to them.

I am submitting this report to the Congress under Section 4 of the United Nations Participation Act, as amended.

A civilized community in the Twentieth Century should not permit a situation such as this to exist.