the US drug policy and its failures

[andy-akb]

Drug policy is something Ive taken a huge interest in and I think is one of the biggest policy mistakes, if not the biggest mistake, of not just the United States but of the "free" world.

Best book on the subject Ive read is this:
http://www.amazon.com/Drug-Laws-Have...e=UTF8&s=books

If you guys are interested in the issue you should really check that out and if you know somebody who is an avid proponent of the war on drugs have them read it as well. If they can think for themselves, they most likely wont hold the same opinion afterwards.

this book had better say that world opinion has gone through a circular pattern of banning and then unbanning widespread drug use otherwise its wrong.
Current research suggests that the next 50-odd years will see legalisation again of many substances because govts (specifically the US) will be tied up in other areas (middle east, protecting oil supplies specifically) but when the oil runs out US strategy is expected to take on a south american interest and drug policys will again become prohibitive, perhaps permanently so, buts that all 'lala' talk from uni professors and whatnot.

fwiw, i still think legalisation and taxation > prohibition but i think drug/alcohol related crime (i.e drunk driving/driving under drugs) should have severe consequences, i.e take your driving license permanently and/or lock you up for a couple years. hence, using drugs is fine but screwing up in life under drugs = getting owned hard.

So this book has to say that or its wrong? Wrong about what? The book discusses the current state of drug prohibition and a prohibition scheme will never work. If you want to read a book that discusses world drug law then read, "Drug War Heresies" by MacCoun and Reuter, the book I suggested earlier doesn't do that.

Regardless, I still dont understand that original statement you made "this book had BETTTER say this or else!" Honestly man, wtf? The book is about US drug policy NOW, not speculation of changes because of military and government overstretch, but about the flaws of the current policy.