03523nam 22006972 450 991077840050332120151005020623.01-107-15050-71-281-10866-997866111086630-511-61484-50-511-34501-10-511-34465-10-511-34426-00-511-56707-30-511-34535-6(CKB)1000000000479415(EBL)321221(OCoLC)185082157(SSID)ssj0000191103(PQKBManifestationID)11201383(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191103(PQKBWorkID)10180914(PQKB)11278943(UkCbUP)CR9780511614842(Au-PeEL)EBL321221(CaPaEBR)ebr10205235(CaONFJC)MIL110866(OCoLC)935926188(MiAaPQ)EBC321221(EXLCZ)99100000000047941520090914d2005|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe legalization of drugs /Douglas Husak and Peter de Marneffe[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2005.1 online resource (xiv, 204 pages) digital, PDF file(s)For and againstTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-54686-9 0-521-83786-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200) and index.The meaning of drug decriminalization -- How should we evaluate alternative drug policies? -- Reasons to criminalize drug use -- Reasons to decriminalize -- Drug legalization : production and sale -- An argument for drug prohibition -- Drug prohibition and liberalism -- Alcohol and other drugs -- Epistemic concerns.In the United States today, the use or possession of many drugs is a criminal offense. Can these criminal laws be justified? What are the best reasons to punish or not to punish drug users? These are the fundamental issues debated in this book by two prominent philosophers of law. Douglas Husak argues in favor of drug decriminalization, by clarifying the meaning of crucial terms, such as legalize, decriminalize, and drugs; and by identifying the standards by which alternative drug policies should be assessed. He critically examines the reasons typically offered in favor of our current approach and explains why decriminalization is preferable. Peter de Marneffe argues against drug legalization, demonstrating why drug prohibition, especially the prohibition of heroin, is necessary to protect young people from self-destructive drug use. If the empirical assumptions of this argument are sound, he reasons, drug prohibition is perfectly compatible with our rights to liberty.For and against (Cambridge, England)Drug legalizationUnited StatesDrugs of abuseLaw and legislationUnited StatesCriminal provisionsDrug legalizationDrugs of abuseLaw and legislationCriminal provisions.364.1/77/0973Husak Douglas N.1948-1474503De Marneffe Peter1957-UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910778400503321The legalization of drugs3688252UNINA