The drug solution / by Chester Nelson Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Chester Nelson, 1949- author.

Series:

Carleton public policy series ; #5.

Carleton public policy series ; #5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug control.

Narcotic laws.

Decriminalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Distribution:

Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014

Place of Publication:

Ottawa [Ontario] : Carleton University Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction

A policy primer on drug control

Drug control and principles of justice

A comparative survey of drug reform proposals

Uniform criminal law controls

Uniform mandatory medical prescriptions

Private law deterrence and compensation

Drug rationing

Uniform tax controls and price disincentives

Drug reform. Prospects and strategies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-7735-9582-1

OCLC:

887634123