Legalize this! : the case for decriminalizing drugs.- Husak, Douglas N.

Verso. 2002. Drug legalization., United States., Drogues 22 cm. 224 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Douglas N. Husak. [Legalise this. ]. Practical ethics series. Practical ethics. Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193) and index. Online version:: Husak, Douglas N. , 1948- Legalize this! London ; New York : Verso, 2002 Local: (OCoLC)605894025. Contents 1. Understanding drug policy -- Conflicting anecdotes -- Asking the right question -- A few bad answers -- The concept of a drug -- Drug policy preliminaries -- Punishment as policy -- The right answer : decriminalization of drug use -- 2. Reasons for criminalizing drug use -- Possible good answers -- Drugs and children -- Drugs and crime -- Drugs and health -- Drugs and immorality -- 3. Disadvantages of prohibition -- Positive effects of drugs -- Negative effects of prohibition -- The world of decriminalized drugs -- Harms versus benefits -- Getting there . ISBN: 1859846637; 1859843204(pbk.)