The title says it all.  As if it isn’t enough that our planet is under attack by greedy, narrow-minded individuals, and corporations, drug-related activity in forests and park lands will degrade those environments, and create the excuse for state and federal authorities to sell those lands.  On the flip side, fighting the war on drugs and getting a grip on illegal border crossings might be the best use of American troops returning from wars abroad.  The article from the current issue of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility appears here.