Here is a letter to the editor of The Des Moines Register that they published today, 7/14/2022:
It appears clear that most of the recent opioid deaths are the result of people buying drugs on the street and not knowing either the strength or even the actual drug that is in what they think they are buying. If we really want to end opioid deaths, we need to end drug prohibition and make drugs of known strength and purity available through legal channels.
It should still be a crime to drive a vehicle while intoxicated or to sell drugs to children. But it should not be a crime for people to put drugs into their own bodies. People who are addicted should be treated under a medical model, not a criminal model.
Libertarian Perspectives 
Mr. Johnson, would you consider running for Iowa State House as a Libertarian? I’ve followed you for some time and am actively recruiting candidates. My site is runforofficeiowa.com. I think you’d make a great representative.
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Thanks for asking. I’m flattered. But no, I’m really not in a position to make that commitment. I appreciate those who do run, it is a major commitment of time.
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