The Drug Debate For over twenty years the drug debate has been argued over and over. The drug war in the United States has been historically seen as a costly, yet necessary component of public policy; a policy that has been under substantial political fire for years. As we enter a new century, many are reconsidering their feelings towards the drug war. Critics cite the billions of dollars spent every year as well as the …showed first 75 words of 952 total…

…showed last 75 words of 952 total…of legalization. Bibliography Works Cited Bello, Joan The Benefits of Marijuana, Sweetlight Books, Cottonwood CA, 1996 Benjamin, Daniel Undoing Drugs: Beyond Legalization, Basic Books, Washington 1991 Eldredge, Dirk Ending the War on Drugs, Bride Works Publishing, Bridgehampton NY, 1998. Hamid, Ansley Drugs in America, Aspen Publishing, Gaithersburg MD, 1998 Inciardi, James A. The Drug Legalization Debate, Sage Publications, London, 1999. Lyman, Michael D. Drugs in Society, Anderson Publishing Co., Cincinnati OH, 1998. www.druglibrary.org www.drugwatch.org www.newsandobserver.com