Explores the issues surrounding drug legalization by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

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1. Is the prohibition on drugs working? --The war on drugs has reduced the drug problem / John P. Walters -- The war on drugs is not working / Leonard Pitts Jr. -- The trend toward drug decriminalization has failed / Michael Gerson -- Drug prohibtion, not increased drug decriminalization, has failed / David Boaz -- The war on drugs is destroying black America / John McWhorter -- Keep fighting drugs / Artur Davis -- 2. How would drug legalization impact society? -- Ron Paul and the war on drugs / Doug Wead -- The benefits of drug decriminalization or legalization are overstated / Marie Gottschalk -- Drug legalization would help solve the problem of Mexico's cartels / Paul Armentano -- Legalizing drugs won't stop Mexico's brutal cartels / Elizabeth Dickinson -- 3. How should public policy on drugs be reformed? -- Marijuana should be legalized for medical use / Gustin L. Reichbach -- Marijuana should not be legalized for medical use / US Drug Enforcement Administration -- Marijuana should be regulated in the same manner as alcohol / Pete Holmes -- California voters should reject legalizing marijuana / The Christian Science Monitor -- Current drug prohibition laws should be repealed / Jacob Sullum -- Legalizing drugs isn't the answer / Margaret Wente.