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Thoughtful academic thoughts on ending marijuana prohibitions

By Douglas A. Berman

Though President Obama last week gave too little respect or serious attention to the idea of legalizing marijuana in his on-line town hall meeting (background here), academics of late have been giving a lot of attention and respect to arguments for ending criminal prohibitions on marijuana.  Specifically, consider these notable articles that have all recently made appearances on SSRN: The End of the Red Queen's Race: Medical Marijuana in the New Century by Ruth C. Stern and J. Herbie DiFonzo A Great Schism: Social Norms and Marijuana Prohibition by Matthew A. Christiansen Legalizing Federal Crime: The Example of State Medical Marijuana Laws by Robert A. Mikos Liberty Lost: The Moral Case for Marijuana Law Reform by Eric D. Blumenson and Eva S...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 31, 2009 (boomark / email).