CONTENTS
Part I: Introduction
Part II: Our Drug laws Have Failed
1. Past and Present
An Historical Perspective
Emergence of the Prison-Industrial Complex
2. Increased Harm to Communities
Communities Awash in Illicit Drugs
Violence and Corruption
Domestic
Foreign
3. Erosion of Protections of the Bill of Rights
4. Increased Harm to Drug Users
Demonization
Deterioration of Health
5. Increased Harm for the Future
Conspiracy Theories
Government Policy: Don’t Discuss It!
Part III: Options
6. Increased Zero Tolerance
7. Education
8. Drug Treatment
Rehabilitation
Medicalization
Needle Exchange Programs
Drug Substitution Programs
Drug Maintenance Programs
9. De-profitization of Drugs
Legalization
Decriminalization
Regulated Distribution
10. Federalism, Not Federalization
Part IV: What We Can Do About It
Appendix A: Resolution
Appendix B: Government Commission Reports and Other Public Inquiries
Index