Legalizing Harm Reduction

Abstract

of Law. Her research explores topics in public health law, health policy development, and the impact of federal Indian law and Tribal law on health outcomes. The author would like to thank the faculty, staff, and students at Ohio State University Moritz College of Law for graciously hosting this symposium. The author is also indebted to the student editors of the Ohio State Law Journal for their editorial assistance. Finally, the author also thanks Michael Brewer, Joshua Jones, Anthony Singer, and Nicolas Terry for their comments on this Article.

Racial Justice Requires Ending the War on Drugs

“…In our view, the deep-seated racial injustices associated with current drug laws and their biased enforcement, the harms associated with illegal drug markets that thrive under prohibition, and the violence both within and between communities that such markets engender, call for a more comprehensive approach. Accordingly, we are in favor of the ultimate legalization and careful regulation of MDMA (ecstasy), psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin, heroin and other opioids, methamphetamine, and powder and crack cocaine-that is, all drugs used for nonmedical purposes that are currently deemed illicit (for related discussions, see e.g., Abbott et al 2020;Hoss 2019;Marlan 2020).…”