Slowly Learning the Hard Way: U.S. America’s War on Drugs And Implications for Mexico
U.S. America’s aggressive drug enforcement policy, costing over US$1 trillion and putting millions of people in prison for casual drug use, is an abject failure. By regulating drug use rather than criminalizing it, per capita recreational drug use in the United States would be the same or even lower...
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| description | U.S. America’s aggressive drug enforcement policy, costing over US$1 trillion and putting millions of people in prison for casual drug use, is an abject failure. By regulating drug use rather than criminalizing it, per capita recreational drug use in the United States would be the same or even lower than it currently is, safer for consumers, and far less costly to society in terms of socioeconomic harm. This failed policy has not only affected U.S. society in such a harmful way that it almost cannot be overstated, but it has also resulted in quite needless drug cartel violence in Mexico and other countries. Included here is a pragmatic suggestion for reform of U.S. drug policy |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9656a5a4e68a4d258dfb56f3bb7bcdb92025-08-20T02:57:33ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoNorteamérica1870-35502448-72282014-12-019210.20999/nam.2014.b003Slowly Learning the Hard Way: U.S. America’s War on Drugs And Implications for MexicoGlen Olives Thompson0Professor of North American law (United States and Canada), La Salle University, Chihuahua campusU.S. America’s aggressive drug enforcement policy, costing over US$1 trillion and putting millions of people in prison for casual drug use, is an abject failure. By regulating drug use rather than criminalizing it, per capita recreational drug use in the United States would be the same or even lower than it currently is, safer for consumers, and far less costly to society in terms of socioeconomic harm. This failed policy has not only affected U.S. society in such a harmful way that it almost cannot be overstated, but it has also resulted in quite needless drug cartel violence in Mexico and other countries. Included here is a pragmatic suggestion for reform of U.S. drug policyhttps://www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/nam/article/view/198War on drugsprohibitiondrug use in the United Statesdrug liberalizationdrug decriminalizationdrug use studies |
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| title | Slowly Learning the Hard Way: U.S. America’s War on Drugs And Implications for Mexico |
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