Drugs in American SocietyThis edition probes the drug phenomenon in all its social, cultural and legal complexity. It covers the full range of psychoactive drug use, from legal medical and prescription use to criminal, recreational use, from casual use to addiction. |
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Erich Goode. One dovish proposal is decriminalization . The decriminalization model suggests that we remove criminal penalties on the possession of one or more drugs . Some form of decriminalization is the policy that currently prevails ...
Erich Goode. One dovish proposal is decriminalization . The decriminalization model suggests that we remove criminal penalties on the possession of one or more drugs . Some form of decriminalization is the policy that currently prevails ...
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... decriminalization in the United States makes a great deal of sense to me . On the other hand , given today's extremely conservative political climate sur- rounding drugs , it is unlikely that any more states will decriminalize in the ...
... decriminalization in the United States makes a great deal of sense to me . On the other hand , given today's extremely conservative political climate sur- rounding drugs , it is unlikely that any more states will decriminalize in the ...
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... Decriminalization : Marijuana versus Cocaine and Heroin Why , in my view , would the decriminalization and especially the legalization sharply increase the use of cocaine , crack / cocaine , and heroin ( and that of many psychoactive ...
... Decriminalization : Marijuana versus Cocaine and Heroin Why , in my view , would the decriminalization and especially the legalization sharply increase the use of cocaine , crack / cocaine , and heroin ( and that of many psychoactive ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
POTENTIAL VERSUS REALLIFE EFFECTS | 7 |
A DOZEN PRINCIPLES OF CLEAR THINKING ABOUT DRUGS | 13 |
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