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I don’t agree with the total legalisation of hard drugs (heroin, cocaine) but obviously can see the benefits i.e. reduced crime rates. With the prison rates so high in the US I don’t see them being able to sustain this for much longer, especially ridiculous sentences for possession of marijuana. In my eyes, the Netherlands have the correct approach to drugs. Licensed cafes and the likes decriminalise softer drugs, and also give the economy a boost.
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Brian Smith
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Commented Dec 30, 2010 on The American War on Drugs is Not Only an American Disaster-Becker at The Becker-Posner Blog
The American War on Drugs is Not Only an American Disaster-Becker
Perhaps the “war on drugs”, initiated by President Nixon in the 1970s, was worth starting, in part for the reasons Posner gives. I say “perhaps” since I have always been skeptical of the war, particularly in light of the disastrous American experience with prohibition of alcohol between 1920...
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