Commentary: Don't Buy the New Conventional Wisdom About the War on Drugs

Published February 23, 2014

Commentary: Don't buy the new conventional wisdom about the war on drugs

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The data don't actually show that drug prohibition is futile, that its negative side effects are worsening or that legalization would eliminate the social-policy dilemmas and trade-offs posed by drug abuse. Does drug prohibition achieve its main goal … Read more on Press Herald