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Acta Economica Et Turistica, Vol. 6 No. 1 - 2, 2020.

Original scientific paper

The Safe Drug Trade

Walter E. Block orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-4791 ; Loyola University New Orleans
Isabelle Varon ; Loyola University New Orleans

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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

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/252106

Publication date:

2.12.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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