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The Stupid Drug War

By The Daily Dish

Jul 5 2008, 2:20 AM ET

Jacob Sullum comments on the new World Health Organization study:

..one thing that's clear is the point made by the WHO researchers: Drug use "is not simply related to drug policy." If tinkering with drug policy (within the context of prohibition) has an impact, it is hard to discern, and it's small compared to the influence of culture and economics.



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