The War on Drugs Archives — News From London, Ontario, And Beyond

6 Things We Learned from Prohibition

March 9, 2020 – John Phelan …… In a book on prohibitions, John Meadowcroft of King’s College in London offers several “generic lessons and implications” of the practice. Hint – prohibition does more harm than good. Continue reading →

Death to Prohibition

January 30, 2020 – Mark Thornton …… The repeated failure of prohibition may be just the catalyst that Austrian economics needs to gain traction with the American public. Continue reading →

I Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole for a Non-Violent First Drug Offense

November 24, 2019 – David Gornoski …… Craig Cesal was sentenced to life in prison for a first-time drug offense. He currently resides at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. Continue reading →

Governments Created Too Many Criminals. Now They Want More Regulations to “Solve” the Problem

November 22, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… If governments really want to help former criminals get jobs, they should stop turning so many small-time offenses into crimes. Continue reading →

Decentralize the Drug War — On the Way to Abolishing It

June 18, 2019 – José Niño …… Victories against the drug war have all come first at the local level, and only then does the national government slowly back off its drive to dictate to Americans what they can eat or smoke. Continue reading →

Legalizing Marijuana: The Hypocrisy of Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer

February 23, 2019 – Lee Friday …… We can be thankful for the legalization of marijuana in Canada, but this does not mean we should give any credit to the government. Sometimes we win by accident. Continue reading →

The Drug War is a Failure

January 30, 2019 – Laurence Vance …… The drug war is not only a failure, it is a monstrous evil that has ruined more lives than drugs themselves. Continue reading →

Canada’s Marijuana Legalization Is Tainted by Big Government’s Grasp on Sales

November 26, 2018 – Benjamin Woodfinden …… Canada’s rollout is full of problems, and other countries should learn an important lesson from their messy example. Continue reading →

New Academic Research: Reduce Violent Crime by Ending the Drug War

October 20, 2018 – Dan Mitchell …… This research shows us what logic and common sense should already be telling us: Legalize drugs and you get less violent crime. Continue reading →

Another Problem with the War on Drugs

October 3, 2018 – Randall Holcombe …… The war on drugs is misnamed. Drugs are an inanimate object. Continue reading →