This provocative volume makes a valuable contribution to debates on drug legislation. It is the only book that analyses and assesses all regulatory alternatives to drug prohibition. The author brings together research from the scientific, medical, ethical and legal fields to criticize drug laws and enforcement policies of many countries, including the U.S. and Canada.

This provocative volume makes a valuable contribution to debates on drug legislation. It is the only book that analyses and assesses all regulatory alternatives to drug prohibition. The author brings together research from the scientific, medical, ethical and legal fields to criticize drug laws and enforcement policies of many countries, including the U.S. and Canada.