Word: draconian
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...concede that I once did not view marijuana as dangerous, knowing that it is not physically addictive or lethal. (A fatal dosage would be three-quarters of a ton smoked over a 15-minute period.) Accordingly, I believed marijuana laws to be draconian, a view once shared by Jimmy Carter, Dan Quayle and Richard Nixon's marijuana commission, all of whom favored decriminalization. It was only after my appetite for recreational drugs had abated, and I had produced children whom I did not believe capable of "handling" marijuana as responsibly as I had, that I came to oppose decriminalization...
...deficit and balancing the budget. If Dole suddenly embraces a large tax cut, the spending reductions necessary to recover the shortfall will be very severe. Dole's advisors will make all the calculations balance out, but the voters may be left wondering if the spending cuts are too draconian." Either that, or planning how they would spend the money they'd get to keep. -->