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Off the street : legalizing drugs / W.A. Bogart ; foreword by Sukayna Pillay.

by Bogart, W. A. (William A.)

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Dundrum/A.J. Patrick Boyer Book, 2016.

Drug legalization.

Drugs -- Law and legislation.

Point of view (Dundurn Press)

9781459734975 (pbk.)

278 pages : 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-278).

"One of the major issues of our time - the shift from criminalization to regulation of recreational drugs. The "war on drugs" has failed. The cost of trying to control the production, sale, and use of recreational drugs through the criminal law is too high: unjust incarceration, illicit markets, tainted substances, exploited children, and an untaxed industry. There is an alternative. The watchwords for governments controlling the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, junk food, and gambling are "permit but discourage." All are legal, but harmful consumption is decreased by targeted regulatory strategies. That same approach should be adopted for drugs. Legalization and regulation can attack the underground economy, drive down excessive use, provide revenue for prevention, treatment, and counselling, and better protect children. The author calls for a thoughtful, national discussion of the legalization and regulation of recreational drugs. W.A. Bogart is a professor of Law at the University of Windsor. He is the author/editor of seven books, including Regulating Obesity?: Government, Society, and Questions of Health."--Provided by publisher.

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