NoNonsense Legalizing Drugs by Rolles, Steve -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover About the Author Acknowledgements About Transform Drug Policy Foundation Title Page Copyright Contents Foreword Introduction 1. A brief history of the global ‘war on drugs’

Early laws against opium Prohibition of alcohol in the US The history of cannabis prohibition US prohibition goes global Then the 1960s happened... Nixon launches his war on drugs The end of the global drug-war consensus

2. Counting the costs of 50 years of drug war

Chasing the illusion of ‘a drug-free world’ Why the war on drugs threatens public health Bringing high-risk drug use into prisons Wasting billions, undermining economies Banks and the illegal drug trade Undermining human rights Undermining peace and security Are there any benefits?

3. What would a post-drug-war world look like?

Why the goal should be to reduce harm Regulation: the pragmatic middle-ground How to regulate How drugs would be accessed Five ways to regulate supply Institutions for regulating non-medical drug markets Addressing key concerns around legalization and regulation

Will legalization mean more drug use? Are developing countries able to deal with the regulatory challenge? What will all the criminals do?

4. Drug-law reform in practice around the world

Why decriminalization and legalization should not be confused High-level UN support Decriminalization in Portugal Cannabis legalization and regulation around the world

Early trends in Colorado Uruguay: the first country to legalize cannabis

Legal heroin?

Switzerland’s successful experiment

Innovative approaches to other drugs

5. Obstacles to reform – and how to negotiate them

Why has the war on drugs proved so resilient? Shifting the political cost-benefit analysis Finding champions Telling human stories

Anyone’s Child

The moment for change has arrived

Resources Index