Rethinking the War on Drugs in Ireland

• Author(s): Tim Murphy,
• Publisher: Cork University Press
• Pages: 92
• ISBN_10: 1859180701
  ISBN_13: 9781859180709
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Europe / Ireland , Law / General , Law / Criminal Law / General , Law / Drugs & the Law , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare ,

Description:... This paper presents an argument for the legalization of psychoactive drugs that are currently prohibited by law. Drawing on international drug policy research, the author examines the Irish policy in its historical, medical, social and political context. The legitimacy of current policy is severely undermined by such an examination, and the ineffectiveness of the war suggests that new options must be considered.