The Drug Legalization Debate

If marijuana were legalized the drug problem would be eased. This is an assertion which this volume discusses in full. It describes the history of drug use and abuse and the US government's approach to drug control including deterrence, treatment, education and prevention. Articles confront topics such as the risk of a `war on drugs', an enlightened legalization policy, and ethical and legal dilemmas.

List of contents

American Drug Policy and the Legalization Debate - James A Inciardi
The Case for Legalization - Ethan A Nadelmann
The Case - James A Inciardi and Duane C McBride
Against
Legalization
A Model Legalization Proposal - Richard B Karel
Beyond the War on Drugs - Steven Wisotsky
War is Not the Answer - Karst J Besteman
Why MDMA Should Not Have Been Made Illegal - Marsha Rosenbaum and Rick Doblin
Marijuana Legalization - Douglas McVay
The Time is Now
The Us Drug Problem and the US Drug Culture - Steven Jonas
A Public Health Solution
Hidden Paradigms of Morality in Debates About Drugs - John Jay Rouse and Bruce D Johnson
Historical and Policy Shifts in British and American Drug Policies

Product details

• Assisted by: James A. Inciardi (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1990
• EAN: 9780803936782
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-3678-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 339 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education