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Terrific commentary and assessment of the war on drugs

By Douglas A. Berman

The site Culture11 has these three terrific new pieces concerning the war on drugs: War on Drugs: The Collateral Damage by Radley Balko Keep Drugs Illegal! by David Freddoso War on Drugs: The Price Tag by Anita Bartholomew All three pieces are must-reads not only for persons concerned about drug policy and reform, but for anyone interested in the economy, civil rights, government power, health care, or really any other major public policy concern.  (I guess I am saying the entire Obama transition team ought to read all the pieces.)  Here is the openning subtitles of each piece: From Balko: "Prohibition militarizes police, enriches our enemies, undermines our laws, and condemns our sick to suffering." From Freddoso: "Legalization won?t end the violence, but it will fry plenty of brains...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 16, 2009 (boomark / email).