The War on Drugs

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 →

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 →

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 →

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

August 28, 2018 – Jacob Hornberger …… Mexican politicians and candidates tend to die if they attempt to shut down the drug cartels. Solution: Legalize drugs. Continue reading →

May 16, 2018 – José Niño …… The Colombian government should allow more options for self-defense for citizens, while stripping the cartels and guerrillas of artificially high drug profits. Continue reading →

May 15, 2018 – Brian Balfour …… Spooner would have defined today’s drug war advocates as those who “usurp absolute control over the minds and bodies of their fellow men.” Continue reading →

April 9, 2018 – Brian Saady …… A significant percentage of the world’s violence could be prevented by ending the War on Drugs. Continue reading →

January 23, 2018 – Dan Mitchell …… In 2001, . . . Portugal became the first country to decriminalise the possession and consumption of all illicit substances. … The opioid crisis soon stabilised, and the ensuing years saw dramatic drops in problematic drug use, HIV and hepatitis infection rates, overdose deaths, drug-related crime and incarceration rates. Continue reading →