A veteran trial judge and former federal prosecutor, Judge James P. Gray believes that Drug Prohibition remains one of our country's biggest failed policies. In this updated edition of his bestseller, Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It, Judge Gray provides startling information about drug-related crimes-from escalating incarceration rates to drug-related kidnappings-and examines the latest experiments in drug medicalization, regulation, and control.
This incendiary book may anger readers, but it also provides hope. We can solve some of our medical and social problems-by repealing our failed drug laws.