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What Trump’s Comments About Ross Ulbricht Could Mean for the Case Against Prohibition
Byantiprohibit.org November 23, 2024

In a surprising twist, former President Donald Trump has commented that Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, has served “enough” of his double life sentence for his role in the infamous online marketplace. This statement has reignited debate about Ulbricht’s harsh sentencing and, perhaps inadvertently, about the broader implications for drug prohibition. The…

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Is Drug Prohibition Compatible with American Ideals?
Byantiprohibit.org September 9, 2024

Drug prohibition contradicts American ideals like personal freedom, limited government, and free markets. Prohibition expands government power, fuels black markets, and disproportionately harms marginalized groups while ignoring evidence supporting alternatives like decriminalization. Policy reform is needed to align drug policy with the values of liberty and justice.

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Rescheduling vs. Descheduling Substances: The Devil’s in the Details
Byantiprohibit.org July 3, 2024

Why “rescheduling” drugs won’t cut it. Descheduling is the way forward, but what’s the difference?

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Part II: The Financial Cost
Byantiprohibit.org June 30, 2024

As of 2023, the United States’ national debt has reached an astounding $34 trillion. This enormous figure reflects years of ineffective, wasteful fiscal policies, economic fluctuations, and substantial spending, particularly on the War on Drugs. Nixon’s war was aimed at reducing illegal drug use through strict enforcement and prohibition, but the result has been a…

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Unmasking the Racism of Drug Prohibition: How Joe Biden’s 1994 Crime Bill Fueled Systemic Inequality
Byantiprohibit.org June 22, 2024

Drug prohibition in the United States has long been criticized not only for its ineffectiveness and punitive nature but also for its deeply rooted racial biases. The 1994 Crime Bill, officially known as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, was a pivotal piece of legislation that exemplified how drug laws disproportionately target and…

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The Ineffectiveness of Drug Prohibition: A Scientific Analysis
Byantiprohibit.org May 20, 2024

Abstract: Drug prohibition has been a cornerstone of global drug policy for decades. However, mounting evidence suggests that this approach is not only ineffective but also counterproductive in addressing drug-related issues. This article provides a comprehensive scientific analysis of why drug prohibition is failing to achieve its intended goals and proposes alternative strategies for mitigating…

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What if alcohol were still prohibited?
Byantiprohibit.org May 1, 2024

It’s hard to imagine that there was a time when alcohol was illegal in the United States. In America, beer is almost synomyous with summer barbecues and good times. Absolut Vodka goes with clubs. Alcohol is associated with good times. Then, in 1920, prohibition reared its ugly head and began causing all sorts of problems,…

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Why is the DEA teaching people how to make heroin?
Byantiprohibit.org April 28, 2024

This title isn’t clickbait. The government organization that has been entrusted with keeping drugs off our streets has detailed instructions online, that anyone can access, detailing how to grow opium, isolate the active alkaloids in it, and then convert those into pure heroin. This would be humorous if they weren’t locking people up as we…

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Why the United States Will Need to Legalize Drug Use Soon – Yes, even Heroin
Byantiprohibit.org December 2, 2022

$37,000,000,000. That’s how much money the government spends trying to rid drugs from America’s streets. Every. Single. Year. Source. According to the White House, Americans spend over $100,000,000,000 on illicit drugs. Each year. Source. That’s a lot of cheddar. This doesn’t take into account the number of jobs that would be created producing the substances…

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