Publisher description: An analysis of the true costs, benefits, and consequences of enforcing drug prohibition is … presented in this book. Miron argues that prohibition's effects on drug use have been modest and that prohibition has numerous … in cases where it deters drug use. Miron's analysis leads to a disturbing finding-the more resources given to the fight …

lifetime ban from Food Stamps on convicted drug felons. Florida modified this ban, restricting it to drug traffickers who … that the ban increases recidivism among drug traffickers. The increase is driven by financially motivated crimes …

drug prices. From the model, the analysis derives a set of estimable macroeconometric equations to measure the size of … estimates of illicit income from drug trafficking and common crime. Illicit incomes increased drastically until 2001, reaching a …

drug prices. From the model, the analysis derives a set of estimable macroeconometric equations to measure the size of … estimates of illicit income from drug trafficking and common crime. Illicit incomes increased rastically until 2001, reaching a …