Drug Policy Is Evolving. Prohibition Inhibits Progress.
December 5, 2016 | William Martin, Katharine Neill Harris

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William Martin
Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy | Director, Drug Policy ProgramKatharine Neill Harris
Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug PolicyThere is broad consensus in the medical and scientific community that substance abuse should be treated as a medical and public health problem, not a crime. The authors recommend a sensible pivot from failed policies of drug prohibition toward a realistic approach to drug use.
This policy brief is part of a series of recommendations from the Baker Institute for the incoming president’s administration.