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DRUG WAR CRIMES
The Consequences of Prohibition

The Independent Institute \ Published March 1, 2004

By Jeffrey A. Miron

The “War on Drugs” claims thousands of lives every year in the United States. Each year, the U.S. government spends over $30 billion on the drug war and arrests 1.5 million American citizens on drug-related charges.

There are now nearly half a million Americans imprisoned for drug offenses. The official claim is that drug prohibition deters drug use, reduces crime, and improves public health. But is this claim valid?

In Drug War Crimes, Jeffrey Miron offers a balanced and sophisticated analysis of the true costs, benefits, and consequences of drug prohibition. The evidence yields a disturbing finding: the more resources given to the Drug War, the greater the homicide rate. Miron then examines various alternatives to drug prohibition and identifies the most effective solution.

Praise for DRUG WAR CRIMES

“In Drug War Crimes, Miron offers a powerful economic analysis detailing the irrationality of using the criminal law to prohibit drugs. He offers an equally powerful explanation of the terrible human harm caused by the drug war and advances the only practical alternative to the present failed policies.”
—Joseph D. McNamara, former Chief of Police of San Jose, CA and Kansas City, MO;Research Fellow, Hoover Institution

“Miron’s arguments are lucid, well-reasoned, and powerful. Legislators and other policy-makers would benefit from his non-politicized, non-moralistic approach; everyone can benefit from reading this important, insightful work.”
—Margaret M. Russell, Vice President, ACLU; Professor of Law, Santa Clara University

“The case for drug legalization has been made before, but Jeffrey Miron strengthens and enriches the case with his analyses of data from the prohibition era and from other countries that strongly corroborate the common sense conclusion that drug prohibition causes far more crime, disease and death than would legalization, or even a retrenchment of the irrational drug war we have been mired in for nearly a century.”
—Steven B. Duke, Professor of Law, Yale University

“Professor Miron has made a highly significant improvement to the canon of drug war literature and his book can well be used as the standard for judging all else in the field. He approaches the subject with scholarly precision and treats all arguments, pro and con, with integrity and clear perception. Drug War Crimes avoids all the hyperbole of zealots willing to dispense with truth, objectivity and reason for the sake of their predetermined positions. A reasonable mind will find this book exceedingly valuable. It is a totally honest book that has been needed for a very long time.”
—John L. Kane, Jr., Senior Judge, U.S. District Court

CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Economic Analysis of Drug Prohibition
Chapter 3 The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Consumption: Evidence from Alcohol Prohibition
Chapter 4 Prohibitions and Violence
Chapter 5 Is Prohibition Good Policy?
Chapter 6 Alternatives to Prohibition and Other Policies Toward Drugs
Chapter 7 Conclusion
References
Index
About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Jeffrey A. Miron is professor of economics at Boston University. His articles on drug policy have appeared in Social Research, Journal of Law and Economics, The Boston Globe, and the London Observer. He received his Ph. D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Suetaz

I am interested in reading this book. I think I'll see if I can get it from my local library, and see what grow books they have while I'm there. You can bet I won't be complaining to the librarian about them having marijuana grow books. Seriously, it sounds like an excellent read.

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Kannibal

sounds like a good read,thanks Doc

Higher Logic

Sounds like another "drug" book I'll be adding to my collection. Can't wait to see what the book has in store. Thanks for the info!

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