In Drugs We Trust

Winter, 2020

What would happen if the United States decriminalized drug possession? A veteran drug-policy expert offers some trippy outcomesThe drug policies in this country are preposterous. As long as people who use drugs are treated like criminals, mass criminalization and mass overdose deaths will remain two of the greatest ongoing tragedies in the United States.Accidental drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50, exceeding fatalities from gun violence, car accident...