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The Safe Drug Trade

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  • Walter E. Block

    (Loyola University New Orleans)

  • Isabelle Varon

    (Loyola University New Orleans)

Abstract

All too many commentators blame crime on drugs. Yes, the two are indeed correlated, but the direction of causation is almost entirely in the opposite direction. It is the prohibition of addictive substances that leads to criminal behavior, not the other way around. If we want drug safety, legalization is the preferred public policy solution.

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  • Walter E. Block & Isabelle Varon, 2020. "The Safe Drug Trade," Acta Economica Et Turistica, Libertas International University, vol. 6(1-2), pages 63-76, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:awd:acectu:v:6:y:2020:i:1-2:p:63-76
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