Presents a collection of essays that examine the legalization of drugs, discussing such factors as violent crime, the economy, medicinal use of marijuana, and the war of drugs.
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Federal drug prohibition should be repealed / David Boaz, Timothy Lynch -- Proponents for legalization ignore the harmful effects of drugs / James A. Inciardi -- Legalizing drugs would reduce crime / Douglas N. Husak -- Legalizing drugs would not reduce crime / Joe Dombroski -- War on drugs is destroying lives / Jack Cole -- Arguments against the war on drugs are based on dangerous myths / Dan P. Alsobrooks -- War on drugs is racist / Drug Policy Alliance -- Marijuana prohibition is misguided / Ethan A. Nadelmann -- Legalizing marijuana would harm teens / Robert Margolis -- Medical marijuana should be legalized / Marijuana Policy Project -- Medical marijuana should remain illegal / David G. Evans, John E. Lamp -- Legalizing ecstasy could help psychotherapists treat patients / David Adams, Ben Fulton -- Efforts to prove that ecstasy can help psychotherapists treat patients are misguided / E. Patrick Curry.