Original scientific paper
The Safe Drug Trade
Walter E. Block
orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-4791
; Loyola University New Orleans
Isabelle Varon
; Loyola University New Orleans
Abstract
All too many commentators blame crime on drugs. Yes, the two are indeed correlated, but the direction of causation is almost entirely in the opposite direction. It is the prohibition of addictive substances that leads to criminal behavior, not the other way around. If we want drug safety, legalization is the preferred public policy solution.
Keywords
legalization; drugs; crime; justice
Hrčak ID:
252106
URI
Publication date:
2.12.2020.
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