TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balkin,Karen
TI  - Drug legalization
AV  - HV5825.B186.D784 2005 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Farmington Hills, Michigan
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Drug legalization
KW  - United States
KW  - Drug control
N1  - 1 (pages 200-202) and index; 1. Is prohibition an effective strategy in the war on drugs? --; Drug prohibition is effective; John P. Walters --; The war on drugs should focus on reducing the drug supply/ Rogelio E. Guevara --; An international drug prohibition effort is necessary; Benjamin Gilman --; The cost of drug prohibition is justified; Lou Dobbs --; Drug prohibition is counterproductive; Timothy Lynch --; The war on drugs should focus on reducing demand; Joseph G. Lehman --; The United States should not pressure other countries to comply with its prohibition efforts; Dan Gardner --; The cost of drug prohibition is not justified; David Boaz --; Drug prohibition violates civil liberties; Lance Lamberton --; Drug prohibition discriminates against minorities; Human Rights Watch --; 2. Should U.S. drug policies by liberalized? --; The drug policy debate : an overview; Mary H. Cooper --; Drug policies should be liberalized; Unitarian Universalist Association --; Liberalizing drug policies would reduce community violence and police brutality; Peter Moskos --; Drugs should be legalized; Meaghan Cussen, Walter Block --; Mandatory sentencing is an ineffective policy in the war on drugs; Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice --; Drug policies should focus on harm reduction; Robert Maccoun, Peter Reuter --; Liberalizing drug policies would increase crime and violence; James R. McDonough --; Parents should oppose drug liberalization; Drug Watch International --; Drugs should not be legalized; Dan P. Alsobrooks --; Media advocacy for drug legalization is harmful; Northwest Center for Health and Safety --; Mandatory sentencing is necessary in the war on drugs; David E. Risley --; Drug policies should not be based on harm reduction; Joe Santamaria --; 3. Should marijuana laws be relaxed? --; Marijuana laws should be relaxed; William F. Buckley Jr. --; Marijuana should be decriminalized; Stuart Taylor Jr. --; Marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes; National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws --; Available evidence does not prove that marijuana is a gateway drug; Andres R. Morral, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Susan M. Paddock --; The federal government should respect state medical marijuana laws; Seth Zuckerman --; Marijuana laws should not be relaxed; Don Feder --; Marijuana should not be legalized for medical purposes; Gregory M. Gassett --; Medical marijuana proponents seek to legitimize all marijuana use; John P. Walters --; Marijuana is a gateway drug; Joseph C. Gfroerer, Li-Tzy Wu, Michael A. Penne; 2
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