Drug prohibition: A legal and economic analysis
This paper argues the case for the legalization of addictive drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. It maintains that there are no “market failures’ which could justify a banning of these substances, and that, as in the earlier historical case of prohibition of alcohol, our present drug polic...
| Published in: | Journal of business ethics |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1993
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
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| Further subjects: | B
Economic Analysis
B Alcohol B Cocaine B Heroin B Economic Growth |
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| Summary: | This paper argues the case for the legalization of addictive drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. It maintains that there are no “market failures’ which could justify a banning of these substances, and that, as in the earlier historical case of prohibition of alcohol, our present drug policy has increased crime, decreased respect for legitimate law, and created great social upheaval. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00881383 |