Kleiman To Discuss US Drug Policy on Thursday, 9/20 at 4:30 PM Talk: “What Drugs Should Be Legalized? How Legal Should They Be?”
September 18, 2012
The presence of illicit drugs within the United States is no secret. Despite strict prohibition of access to intoxicants, some Americans regularly exhibit criminal behavior to obtain and use them. Nonetheless, extreme constraints on drug use require extensive law enforcement and often result in the jailing of nonviolent citizens. The answer may lie in good drug policies, which balance risks and costs of free availability against those of various sorts of control. The optimal policy may vary per drug; yet, for some, such policy may positively affect American society.
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