Drug Legalization
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Author |
: Doug Husak |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2005-08-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781139445856 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1139445855 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Legalization of Drugs by : Doug Husak
In the United States today, the use or possession of many drugs is a criminal offense. Can these criminal laws be justified? What are the best reasons to punish or not to punish drug users? These are the fundamental issues debated in this book by two prominent philosophers of law. Douglas Husak argues in favor of drug decriminalization, by clarifying the meaning of crucial terms, such as legalize, decriminalize, and drugs; and by identifying the standards by which alternative drug policies should be assessed. He critically examines the reasons typically offered in favor of our current approach and explains why decriminalization is preferable. Peter de Marneffe argues against drug legalization, demonstrating why drug prohibition, especially the prohibition of heroin, is necessary to protect young people from self-destructive drug use. If the empirical assumptions of this argument are sound, he reasons, drug prohibition is perfectly compatible with our rights to liberty.
Author |
: Jonathan Paul Caulkins |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190262402 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190262400 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Marijuana Legalization by : Jonathan Paul Caulkins
Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) provides readers with a non-partisan primer covering everything from the risks and benefits of using marijuana to what is happening with marijuana laws around the world. This book serves as the price of admission for any serious discussion about marijuana legalization.
Author |
: Doug Husak |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 2005-08-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521837863 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521837866 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Legalization of Drugs by : Doug Husak
This book presents two philosophical views on the legalization of drugs.
Author |
: Jefferson M. Fish |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 712 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015047105344 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Legalize Drugs by : Jefferson M. Fish
No wonder the war on drugs is being lost: the warriors' arrows are all pointed in the wrong directions. The black-market-driven effects of prohibition, which include crime and its spiraling scourges as well as death and disease, are overall counterproductive. Ironically, the severe penalties intended to halt serious abuse intimidate the occasional user but not the real target, whose desperate search for consolation in drugs is more result than cause of the misery of marginalization. The rationale for reform, most commonly rooted in a cost/benefit comparison (public harm versus public health) or in the libertarian argument, comprises the first part of this persuasive plea for a paradigm shift and paves the way for the second, on approaches to legalizing drugs.
Author |
: Rod L. Evans |
Publisher |
: Open Court Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 376 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0812691849 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780812691849 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Drug Legalization by : Rod L. Evans
Should drugs be legalized? A few years ago this question was not taken seriously by mainstream opinion, but more recently an increasing number of leading figures have spoken out for legalization, and polls show that a growing percentage of the public favors legalization. This book gives a fair and balanced presentation of both sides in the debate over drug legalization, as well as some of the intermediate positions. It contains the most important articles to have appeared from the beginning of the legalization controversy and clearly sets out all the key arguments on both sides. - Back cover.
Author |
: James A. Inciardi |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
Release |
: 1999-08-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0761906908 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780761906902 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Drug Legalization Debate by : James A. Inciardi
This completely revised and updated secong edition of the Drug Legalization Debate continues to address, and offer alternatives to, the major issues.
Author |
: Mark D. Friedman |
Publisher |
: Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Total Pages |
: 58 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781432962067 |
ISBN-13 |
: 143296206X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Legalization of Drugs by : Mark D. Friedman
Discusses the issues surrounding the controversial idea of legalizing certain types of drugs in the United States.
Author |
: Margaret J. Goldstein |
Publisher |
: Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages |
: 164 |
Release |
: 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780761359975 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0761359974 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Legalizing Drugs by : Margaret J. Goldstein
This book looks at the history of drug laws in the United States, the modern-day War on Drugs, and the medical marijuana movement. It provides the opinions and perspectives of police officers, politicians, and the U.S. "drug czar."
Author |
: James A. Inciardi |
Publisher |
: SAGE Publications |
Total Pages |
: 194 |
Release |
: 1999-08-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781506338798 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1506338798 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Drug Legalization Debate by : James A. Inciardi
Retaining the focus and spirit of the widely adopted and acclaimed first edition, The Drug Legalization Debate, Second Edition, offers several alternatives and addresses the major issues involved in the continuing drug legalization debate. This volume delves into the history of drug use and abuse in America and the federal government′s approach to drug control—including deterrence, treatment, education, and prevention. Chapters confront topics such as the decriminalization of marijuana, the risk of the war on drugs, an enlightened legalization policy, and discussion of the ethical and legal dilemmas at stake. Updates of retained chapters and new chapters deal with drug use trends of the ′90s, including the use of cannabis as a wonder drug and a look at whether legalizing drugs would really reduce violent crime. In addition, the second edition features a substantive introduction and closes with Paul Stares′ acclaimed piece titled "Drug Legalization: Time for a Real Debate." Students and professionals in substance abuse, criminology, sociology, psychology, and social work will find this book essential reading.
Author |
: Mark A.R. Kleiman |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 258 |
Release |
: 2011-07-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199831388 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199831386 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Drugs and Drug Policy by : Mark A.R. Kleiman
While there have always been norms and customs around the use of drugs, explicit public policies--regulations, taxes, and prohibitions--designed to control drug abuse are a more recent phenomenon. Those policies sometimes have terrible side-effects: most prominently the development of criminal enterprises dealing in forbidden (or untaxed) drugs and the use of the profits of drug-dealing to finance insurgency and terrorism. Neither a drug-free world nor a world of free drugs seems to be on offer, leaving citizens and officials to face the age-old problem: What are we going to do about drugs? In Drugs and Drug Policy, three noted authorities survey the subject with exceptional clarity, in this addition to the acclaimed series, What Everyone Needs to Know®. They begin, by defining "drugs," examining how they work in the brain, discussing the nature of addiction, and exploring the damage they do to users. The book moves on to policy, answering questions about legalization, the role of criminal prohibitions, and the relative legal tolerance for alcohol and tobacco. The authors then dissect the illicit trade, from street dealers to the flow of money to the effect of catching kingpins, and show the precise nature of the relationship between drugs and crime. They examine treatment, both its effectiveness and the role of public policy, and discuss the beneficial effects of some abusable substances. Finally they move outward to look at the role of drugs in our foreign policy, their relationship to terrorism, and the ugly politics that surround the issue. Crisp, clear, and comprehensive, this is a handy and up-to-date overview of one of the most pressing topics in today's world. What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.