September, 2008

Against the Ban on Cannabis Smoking; for the Ban on Cannabis Commerce

by Mark Kleiman
The Conversation
September 22nd, 2008

To be justified, a law needs to be beneficial in its results — net of the costs of enforcement — and a reasonable restriction on liberty. Compared to a law that allowed individuals to grow their own cannabis for personal consumption or gratis distribution, the current cannabis laws probably have quite modest impacts on the [...]

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25 Million Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

by Jonathan Caulkins
The Conversation
September 22nd, 2008

Jacob argues that the fact that so many people have violated a drug law “ought to change the legal approach to marijuana at least.” I’ve never understood that logic. The household survey estimates that 25 million Americans used marijuana in the last year, but the same survey estimates that 30 million drove a vehicle while [...]

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