The Moral Culture of Drug Prohibition

The Humanist 54 (5):1-7 (1994)
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The War on Drugs has been waged primarily for cultural reasons, i.e., to enforce the Protestant Work Ethic. It does not serve a rational utilitarian function.

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Ed D'Angelo
State University of New York, Stony Brook (PhD)

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